Big Country Iris Society

Big Country Iris Society WE LOVE IRISES! No meeting in Jan., July, Nov. or Dec. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Our group, affiliated with the American Iris Society, meets the second Saturday of the month--10:30 am in the Garrison Campus Center, McMurry University (Abilene, TX).

Our last fact about Mayna Haggard! She will be speaking at the BCIS meeting this weekend, August 8th at 10:30 am in the...
08/06/2026

Our last fact about Mayna Haggard! She will be speaking at the BCIS meeting this weekend, August 8th at 10:30 am in the chapel of the Garrison Campus Center on the McMurry University campus.

“Winterizing: Putting Your Babies to Bed” is the title of her program! She’ll explain what to do with your irises after the bloom season is over. Do I thin them? Do I cut the leaves back? Do I fertilize? All your questions will be answered!

The meeting is open to the public and free! We even have door prizes!

Hope to see you there!

Mayna Haggard will be speakingat our meeting on August 8th! Her program is titled, “Winterizing: Putting Your Babies to ...
08/04/2026

Mayna Haggard will be speaking
at our meeting on August 8th! Her program is titled, “Winterizing: Putting Your Babies to Bed”. What do you do with your irises when the bloom season is
over?

We’ve been giving you facts and information about Mayna over the last four weeks. This time it’s non-irises facts!

Hope to see you all at McMurry University, in the Carleton Chapel in the Garrison Campus Center. We
begin our meeting at 10:30am. Put August 8th on your calendar right now!

We have missed seeing our members, (since we didn’t have a July meeting)! Be sure and head on over to McMurry’s Garriso...
08/03/2026

We have missed seeing our members, (since we didn’t have a July meeting)! Be sure and head on over to McMurry’s Garrison Campus Center Saturday for our next program!

Mrs. Mayna Haggard will be presenting, “Winterizing: Putting Your Babies to Bed.” Come join us at 10:30 am!

More facts about Mayna Haggard who will be our speaker at our August meeting. She is a hybridizer! Attached is her firs...
08/02/2026

More facts about Mayna Haggard who will be our speaker at our August meeting. She is a hybridizer! Attached is her first registered Iris!

On August 8th, her program will teach us what to do with our irises following blooming season. It’s called, “Winterizing: Putting Your Babies to Bed.”

Join us in the chapel of the Garrison Campus Center on the McMurry University campus at 10:30 am on August 8th!

It’s open to the public, and it’s FREE! ( and we have door prizes!)

Here is another fact about Mayna Haggard, our presenter for our August meeting. She is very knowledgeable about irises! ...
07/31/2026

Here is another fact about Mayna Haggard, our presenter for our August meeting. She is very knowledgeable about irises! Here are the types she raises.

Come hear her talk about what to do with your irises after blooming season. “Winterizing: Putting Your Babies to Bed” is the title of her program. We will begin at 10:30 am on August 8th in the chapel of the Garrison Campus Center on the McMurry campus.

Please join us! Our meetings are always open to the public and free!

More facts about Mayna Haggard who will be our speaker at our August meeting. She is a hybridizer! Attached is her firs...
07/29/2026

More facts about Mayna Haggard who will be our speaker at our August meeting. She is a hybridizer! Attached is her first registered Iris!

On August 8th, her program will teach us what to do with our irises following blooming season. It’s called, “Winterizing: Putting Your Babies to Bed.”

Join us in the chapel of the Garrison Campus Center on the McMurry University campus at 10:30 am on August 8th!

It’s open to the public, and it’s FREE! ( and we have door prizes!)

Another fact about our speaker for the August meeting, Mayna Haggard. She is training to be a judge for the American Iri...
07/27/2026

Another fact about our speaker for the August meeting, Mayna Haggard. She is training to be a judge for the American Iris Society!

However, on August 8th, she will be presenting a program titled, “Winterizing: Putting Your Babies to Bed”. So, what do you do with your irises after the bloom season? Come to the Chapel in the Garrison Campus Center at McMurry University to hear! The meeting begins at 10:30 am.

Come join us! The program is free and open to the public!

Here is another fact about Mayna Haggard, our presenter for our August 8th BCIS meeting! We all look forward to enterin...
07/25/2026

Here is another fact about Mayna Haggard, our presenter for our August 8th BCIS meeting! We all look forward to entering iris shows in the spring. And we also hope to someday win a Best of Show (Queen of Show). Well, Mayna has!

She will be presenting “Winterizing: Putting Your Babies to Bed.” Come to the chapel in the Garrison Campus Center at McMurry on August 8th to learn what to do with your irises following the blooming season! The program begins at 10:30 am.

All the BCIS programs are free and open to the public. You don’t want to miss this!

“Winterizing: Putting Your Babies to Bed,” is our next program on August 8th! Mayna Haggard will be our presenter. We’v...
07/23/2026

“Winterizing: Putting Your Babies to Bed,” is our next program on August 8th! Mayna Haggard will be our presenter. We’ve been sharing facts about Mayna with you before the program. Here are the National American Iris Society meetings she has attended!

So come on over to McMurry University on August 8th at 10:30 am to learn what to do with your irises after blooming season! We meet in the chapel of the GarrisonCampus Center. The program is free and open to the public!

See y’all there!

OUR NEW ADOPTION!At our last meeting we voted on our adoption for this year. (Last year, we adopted the iris beds at Swe...
07/22/2026

OUR NEW ADOPTION!

At our last meeting we voted on our adoption for this year. (Last year, we adopted the iris beds at Swenson House.)

This year we are adopting BUFFALO GAP HISTORIC VILLAGE! There are crowded irises in front of Hill House on the Village grounds. (As shown on the photo)

So, dear BCIS members, get ready to bring lots of water and shovels and buckets to thin them. We will send out an email when we set the date!

These irises will be available to buy at our September 12th Iris Sale. We will also have another Rhizome Rescue contest this year!

Get ready!

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Pug Deavenport Parris Centennial Iris Garden @ McMurry University
Abilene, TX
79697

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