2026 Spring Trek
Hosted by the
Sun Country Iris Society
April 10-11, 2026
Guest Speaker: Bonnie Nichols
American Iris Society President
4341 East Broadway Road
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Registration:
Registration Fee $100.00 (received by 3/1/2026), $110.00 (received after 3/1/2026)
Includes Friday evening Mexican fare dinner, Saturday afternoon Pulled Pork BBQ, 3 garden tours (Gilbert, Sun City and Phoenix) by bus, and Judges Training led by AIS President Bonnie Nichols.
Please send checks payable to Sun Country Iris Society along with completed registration form to:
Ann Booth, 2026 Trek Co-Chair
8683 East Golden Cholla Drive
Gold Canyon, AZ 85118
Email: Alaniann@outlook.com
Phone: (425) 244-1354
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2026 Fall Trek
No information for the fall trek is available at this time, please check back later.
General Trek Details
Region 15 hosts two region meetings per year; a Spring Trek and a Fall Trek. The Treks are hosted by our societies on a rotating basis. We try to arrange the Trek Wheel so that meetings are held in alternating states (AZ or CA) so that members are not forced to travel long distances every year.
The Fall Trek is usually a one day event with Executive Board and General Membership meetings, a judges training session, a luncheon and a guest speaker. This meeting is an information meeting attempting to provide our judges with the on going training they need and an informative speaker to give us insights into what is happening in the world of iris.
The Spring Trek is usually a one or two day meeting with garden tours to view seedlings and new introduction in the garden setting. This also whets our appetites for new iris that we "just have to have" in our own gardens and provides feedback to the hybridizers around the country. It also allows our judges the opportunity to see new iris and gives them a chance to evaluate the iris for possible awards. The Spring Trek gives our judges a chance to get 2 to 4 hours of training. The Spring Trek also makes everyone a judge in their own right by letting them vote for their favorite irises seen on the Trek and various awards are given to hybridizers at the Awards Banquet held on the last night of the event.
