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ISU Congres in Taspo

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:03:00 +0100

Jacob Hokema new president Internationale Stauden Union

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:09:00 +0100

Mr. Jacob Hokema owner of Fehrle Stauden in Germany and former president of the Bund Deutscher Staudengartner was elected as the new president of the ISU at the ISU Congress in Sweden last August. The ISU (Internationale Stauden Union) had his biannual congress in the Gothenburg area in Sweden. Over 70 persons joined the very well organised congress. Visits to interesting gardens, parks, and perennial nurseries made the congress a great success.

After the delegates had elected Mr Hokema as new president, Nico Rijnbeek from the Company Rijnbeek and Son from the Netherlands accepted again a two years period as vice-president. The delegates took the decision to form a Working Group Plant names. The aim of the new Working Group is to contribute to the new International Perennial List of Names that will come out in 2010 and 2015. It is the opinion of the ISU, together with the PPA in the United States, that name changes are very bad for the perennial industry. Preparing discussions on this issue in the working group hopefully will help to make the International Plant names list more accepted by perennial growers. In the months to come the new president will form the Working Group.

It was also decided, after the very successful ISU first International Perennial Plant Conference to organise this event again in Gruenberg, Germany, next year. The ISU made reservations for the 13th, 14th, and 15th of February 2009. ISU members will receive also an invitation for next years Excursion to South Tirol (Italy) which will take place from the 11th until the 18th of July. The next congress will take place in Germany in the summer of 2008, from the 8th until the 13th of August.

The ISU Trial Committee had a serious job to do in Sweden by judging 55 cultivars send by ISU members to the Botanical Gardens in Gothenburg. The Trial Commission finally awarded four perennials: Helleborus Winter Moonbeam, Echinacea Coconut Lime, Delphinium elatum Dusky Maidens (New Millenium Series) and Astrantia major Abbey Road. Information about these awarded perennials and the companies from which the plants originated can be found in the appendix and on the ISU website www.isu-perennials.org.

For more information, photos and activities of the ISU please have a look at our website www.isu-perennials.org.

Middle European Iris Convention

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:05:00 +0100

From May 30th to June 1st the Middle European Iris Convention in Pruhonice is organized in cooperation with MEIS and the Institute of Botany in Pruhonice. For more information about this convention and how to join, please check the download.

ISU winterdays in 'Taspo'

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:03:00 +0100

International Perennial Plant Conference

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:01:00 +0100

As we informed you in our news letter on the 30th of November the ISU is preparing an �International Perennial Plant Conference� from the 15th till the 17th of February 2008 in
Grunberg (Germany). We think we have a wonder full program for you and your staff. Please have a look at it. We would be very pleased to meet you in Gruenberg!

Website

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:01:00 +0100

You can find us at www.isu-perennials.org. You will find general information about the ISU, its aims and its activities. You also will find a button �news�. On regular bases we will inform you about ISU activities and other perennial related information. New on the site is also the button �gallery�. Here you can find for instance photos from ISU activities. You will find on the �Forum� for instance very nice articles about perennials written by Committee member Jo Bogaerts. We shall add some extra information about how to use the �forum�. We noticed that some members are not regular users of the internet and had some difficulties with putting information on the site.

Excursion to Slovenia

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:01:00 +0100

From the 24th till the 30th of June 2007 the ISU excursion to Slovenia took place. Please have a look at the website for a very detailed report of the excursion made by our Committee member Doris Poppel. You can find a lot of photos, made by Mr. Jo Bogaerts in the Gallery.

Invitation First International Perennial Plant Conference

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:10:00 +0100

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PERENNIAL PLANT INDUSTRY

Invitation to the "First International Perennial Plant Conference" 15.02. – 17.02.2008

The agenda includes topical issues such as:

- Cultivating and selecting special perennials
- Plant-Hunting Expeditions in foreign countries
- Production and Export of perennials
- Interesting facts about rare and common perennials
- Tips and tricks for taking good plant pictures

and plenty more with lots of illustrating photographs, slides, ect.

The language spoken will be English

The aim of this conference is to promote international contacts in the Perennial Plant Industry and to provide an opportunity to exchange knowledge and expertise in a inspiring atmosphere.

Organisation: ISU - International Hardy Plant Union
and “ Bildungsstätte Gartenbau Grünberg”

Location: Bildungstätte Gartenbau, Gießener Straße 47,
35305 Grünberg, Germany

Management: Georg Uebelhart for the ISU

We cordially extend an invitation to all perennial nursery staff, growers, gardeners and landscapers to attend this new initiative.

The full programme with all costs and booking information will be shown on this page shortly.

Make this note in your agenda for 2008 – 15.-17. Februar

Site ISU completely new

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:09:00 +0100

As of today the website of the ISU is completely new. The new secretariat moved the website to a new system which makes it possible to easily alter the website. Moreover some new features are included in the website.

Pictures from the Awarded ISU perennials, the Congress, the Excursions and so on, can be found under the button 'PICTURE GALLERY'.

As a member of ISU you can login on the 'FORUM', where you can talk to other members about various subjects.

Under the 'NEWS' button, you will find the latest news of the ISU.

Should you have any remarks or recommendations for the website, please do not hesitate to contact the secretariat.