Projects

College Horticulture Scholarship

In 1998, The CIS created an endowed scholarship with the Foundation of CPCC (Central Piedmont Community College).  Income from this endowment is used to provide tuition and assistance to a student in the Horticulture Program of the college.  The first partial scholarship award was presented in the 2001-2002 school year.  Additional funds are available each subsequent year.

Carrie Winter Memorial Garden

The CIS Board planted the Carrie Winter Memorial Garden at the Betty Little House of The Charlotte Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. in Charlotte, NC in 2019.  This garden was built to posthumously recognize Carrie’s devotion to The Charlotte Iris Society – as a judge, officer and Convention Chair.

  • Carrie Winter, Tall Bearded Iris, hybridizer Don Spoon
  • Ruth Holbrook, Tall Bearded Iris, hybridizer Don Spoon
  • Katharine Steele, Tall Bearded Iris, hybridizer Don Spoon
  • Swords of Murex, Species Iris, hybridizer Barbara Alexander
  • Petite Monet, Miniature Tall Bearded Iris, hybridizer Katharine Steele
  • Sister Shirley, Tall Bearded Iris, hybridizer Don Spoon, for his sister, Shirley Knox
The garden has six iris groupings; each grouping is represented by irises either named for a member or hybridized by a member.

Duke Mansion Beautification

The CIS provided numerous irises to the Duke Mansion, a landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, for landscaping, including:

  • Immortality Tall Bearded Irises
  • Petite Monet, Miniature Tall Bearded Irises