Dedicated to the Louisiana Iris
2024 GNOIS Calendar
Recent Changes! Look!!
BULLETINS Look for changes and latest info here
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| Sat, Mar 30 | Potted Iris Sale Cancelled |
Fri, Mar 29 |
Field Trip Fountainbleu State Park, Northlake Nature Center, Joyce Wildlife Management Area Contact Patrick O'Connor for details, 504-343-1399 |
Sat, Mar 30 |
Pop-up Iris Viewing Island Iris Nursery 10 AM - Noon |
Sun, Mar 31 (Easter) |
Rainbow Festival in the Sculpture Garden 10 AM - 2 PM Music, Informal Iris Talks, Tours, Discussions, Show and Tell |
Tue, Apr 2
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Louisiana Iris Day at Longue Vue 5 - 7 PM, Wild Garden Informal viewing, visiting, refreshments and information |
| FRI & Sat, Apr 5-6 | SLI Social & Festival des Fleurs |
| Sat, Apr 6 | "Stir The Pot Festival" Palmetto Island State Park Near Abbeville Food, Music, Talks See the Abbeville Reds (I. nelsonii) in bloom |
| Sun Apr 7 | GNOIS Open House Island Iris Nursery 1 PM - 5 PM |
| Sat, Apr 20 | Annual Spring Picnic Briarwood The Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve Saline, LA |
Thu-Sat Apr 26-28 |
Society for Louisiana Irises Annual Convention Dallas Info: https://tinyurl.com/y99ww8wz
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| Sat, Jun 29 | GNOIS Membership Meeting East Bank Regional Library 9:30 - 11:30 AM Progam TBA |
| Sat, Sep 7 | Iris Culture Demonstration Day Island Iris Nursery in City Park 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Sat, Oct 5 | Sale Preparation Island Iris Nursery in City Park Help dig and label irise for upcoming bare root rhizome sale 9 AM - Noon By far the largest selection of Louisiana irises availabl locally. Sold as bare root rhizomes. |
| Sat, Oct 12 | Annual Rhizome Sale Longue Vue House and Gardens Playhouse (behind main house) 10 AM - Noon or till sold out |
| Sat, Nov 30 | Holiday Party East Bank Regional Library 10:30 AM - Noon With Daylily Society friends |
Volunteer mornings on the island are happening again. Every Thursday morning at 9 AM and some Saturdays (TBA). Watch this site, your email, and Facebook. We can use a few hours help. Always free irises for volunteers! |
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We need help at our iris nursery!
We are asking our members and friends to give us a hand for a few hours on Thursdays between 9:00 - 11:00 AM. The may be some special Saturday volunteer days from time to time.
There will be tasks at various levels and including some in the shade. There is always weeding to do, but we also will be dividing and labeling pots of irises and propagating new plants from old rhizomes.
Everyone who helps will get a free Louisiana iris rhizome!
Please bring gloves.
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Check this brief video on the GNOIS Island Iris Nursery. You ought to see what we do there!American Iris Society Webinar on Louisiana Irises
Available on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZF_1NzfZDA
Download the latest issue (PDF)
Louisiana Irises and Hippos. What? Click and see.
Click on one of these articles
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| GNOIS members are automatically "emembers" of the Society for Louisiana Irises and are provided access to an electronic version of the SLI quarterly journal Fleur de Lis. Members will receive an email each quarter when a new issue is available for download. Make sure that your GNOIS membership is up-to-date. To join or renew for 2023, click the Membership link above. |
GNOIS is an affilate of the American Iris Society and the Society for Louisiana Irises. It is an IRS 501(c)(3) recognized Non-profit Corporation, domiciled in Louisiana, EIN: 81-4904331
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