NARGS Rock Garden Quarterly: Fall 1995

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Rock Garden Quarterly

Bulletin of the North American Rock Garden Society

Volume 53 Number 4 Fall 1995

This quarter's issue concentrates on the alpine areas of Utah. This was in preparation for the 1995 annual NARGS meeting in Snow Bird, Utah.

Features

The Genus Castilleja in Utah
by David E. Joyner

Mr Joyner gardens in Salt Lake City where he tinkers with growing Utah wildflowers.
This article tells of the legend of the Indian paintbrush and describes the species found in Utah, their parasitic nature, their distribution and their cultivation.
Pictures of Castilleja scabrida, sulphurea, applegatei, miniata and chromosa by David Joyner and Marv Poulson. Drawings by Dick Van Reyper.

Red Canyon, Utah: Geology and Plants
by Alyce M. Hreha

Alyce Hreha studied Red Canyon endemics while working on her doctorate in biogeography at the University of Utah and as a botanical consultant on several rare plant inventories and monitoring projects.
Of the Red Canyon, the article discusses the geology, soil, climate, history, some of the choicest plants and where to find them.
Pictures of Lesquerella rubicundula, Phlox gladiformis, Oxytropis jonesii and the Red Canyon by Alyce Hreha. Drawings by Barbara Soha.

Limber Pine Odyssey
by Richard Hildreth

Mr Hildreth studied botany and horticulture at Wyoming, Ohio Sate University, and University of California-Davis. He is former Director of the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation in California and past president of the Pacific Horticultural Foundation, co-founder of the Utah Native Plant Society and past president of the Utah Association of Nurserymen and Landscape Contractors.
In addition to describing the forests of Utah, the author discusses the limber pine, Pinus flexilis and some of it's cultivars.
Pictures of Pinus flexilis by W. R. Hildreth. Drawings by Dick Van Reyper.

Garden Passion the Englishes' Way
by Marv Poulson

Mr Poulson gardens in Salt Lake City.
Here, he describes for us the Salt Lake City garden of John and Mary Jim English, their collection of native species and exotics.
Pictures of the English garden by John English.

A Garden in Park City
by Dick Van Reyper

Mr Van Reyper is a semi-retired, free lance artist living in Park City, Utah. He talks about the environment of his home at 7,400ft, what he has done to build a garden there and lists some of the plants he has grown.
Photographs of Androsace sempervivoides and 'Millstream Hybrid', Phlox condensata, Erysimum kotschyanum, Gentiana acaulis, Armeria juniperifolia and his garden by Dick Van Reyper.

Rock Garden Cacti Native to Utah
by Marv Poulson

Mr. Poulson contributes another article that describe the characteristics and cultivation for species of several genera found in Utah. Included are Opuntia, Echinocereus, Sclerocactus, Pediocactus, Neolloydia and Coryphantha.
Drawing by Dick Van Reyper.

New Zealand Gardens
by Ruby Weinberg

In reference to the recent International Alpine Gardening conference in New Zealand, Mrs. Weinberg tells us how to tour some of the public and private gardens on these islands of mild climate and enthusiastic gardeners.
Photographs of various gardens in New Zealand by Marvin Weinberg.

Day Hikes to Alpine Areas in Utah and Vicinity
by William H. King

Bill King describes himself as a Salt Lake business man who spends most of his free time in the mountains and who would just as soon see native plants in their alpine environment as blooming in his own garden.
If you want to see alpine plants in their native environment but don't know where to go, this article provides invaluable information. Here you will find descriptions of many areas in and around Utah that are worth visiting. Included are directions on how to get there and how to prepare for the trip.

Departments

Awards

Marcel LePiniec Award: Joseph Halda
Edgar T. Wherry Award: Brian Mathew
Marvin E. Black Award: Norman Singer
Award of Merit: James A. Minogue
Award of Merit: Marnie Flook

Book Reviews

Garden Bulbs for the South, by Scott Ogden
Alpines, the Illustrated Dictionary, by Clive James

Winter 1996 Issue

	*The Genus Castilleja* in Utah** by David E. Joyner Mr Joyner gardens in Salt Lake City where he tinkers with growing Utah wildflowers. This article tells of the legend of the Indian paintbrush and describes the species found in Utah, their parasitic nature, their distribution and their cultivation. Pictures of Castilleja scabrida, sulphurea, applegatei, miniata and chromosa by David Joyner and Marv Poulson. Drawings by Dick Van Reyper.
	Red Canyon, Utah: Geology and Plants by Alyce M. Hreha Alyce Hreha studied Red Canyon endemics while working on her doctorate in biogeography at the University of Utah and as a botanical consultant on several rare plant inventories and monitoring projects. Of the Red Canyon, the article discusses the geology, soil, climate, history, some of the choicest plants and where to find them. Pictures of Lesquerella rubicundula, Phlox gladiformis, Oxytropis jonesii and the Red Canyon by Alyce Hreha. Drawings by Barbara Soha.
	Limber Pine Odyssey by Richard Hildreth Mr Hildreth studied botany and horticulture at Wyoming, Ohio Sate University, and University of California-Davis. He is former Director of the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation in California and past president of the Pacific Horticultural Foundation, co-founder of the Utah Native Plant Society and past president of the Utah Association of Nurserymen and Landscape Contractors. In addition to describing the forests of Utah, the author discusses the limber pine, Pinus flexilis and some of it's cultivars. Pictures of Pinus flexilis by W. R. Hildreth. Drawings by Dick Van Reyper.
	Garden Passion the Englishes' Way by Marv Poulson Mr Poulson gardens in Salt Lake City. Here, he describes for us the Salt Lake City garden of John and Mary Jim English, their collection of native species and exotics. Pictures of the English garden by John English.
	A Garden in Park City by Dick Van Reyper Mr Van Reyper is a semi-retired, free lance artist living in Park City, Utah. He talks about the environment of his home at 7,400ft, what he has done to build a garden there and lists some of the plants he has grown. Photographs of Androsace sempervivoides and 'Millstream Hybrid', Phlox condensata, Erysimum kotschyanum, Gentiana acaulis, Armeria juniperifolia and his garden by Dick Van Reyper.
	Rock Garden Cacti Native to Utah by Marv Poulson Mr. Poulson contributes another article that describe the characteristics and cultivation for species of several genera found in Utah. Included are Opuntia, Echinocereus, Sclerocactus, Pediocactus, Neolloydia and Coryphantha. Drawing by Dick Van Reyper.
	New Zealand Gardens by Ruby Weinberg In reference to the recent International Alpine Gardening conference in New Zealand, Mrs. Weinberg tells us how to tour some of the public and private gardens on these islands of mild climate and enthusiastic gardeners. Photographs of various gardens in New Zealand by Marvin Weinberg.
	Day Hikes to Alpine Areas in Utah and Vicinity by William H. King Bill King describes himself as a Salt Lake business man who spends most of his free time in the mountains and who would just as soon see native plants in their alpine environment as blooming in his own garden. If you want to see alpine plants in their native environment but don't know where to go, this article provides invaluable information. Here you will find descriptions of many areas in and around Utah that are worth visiting. Included are directions on how to get there and how to prepare for the trip.