To promote the appreciation of orchids, the American Orchid Society delivers the most up-to-date, accurate, educational information about orchid culture and sponsors research and conservation initiatives to improve the outlook for orchids around the globe.

The RIS was organized in 1967 and is a section of the American iris society devoted to promoting interest and development of all iris types having more than one bloom season per year.

Based in Hamilton County, Indiana. The purpose of the Hamilton County Master Gardener Association shall be to promote the art, science, and pleasure of gardening in the community, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service of Hamilton County and Purdue University. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

The tall bearded iris society (tbis) was founded to promote the distribution, cultivation, hybridization, and development of tall bearded irises as hardy garden perennials.