NARGS Rock Garden Quarterly: Summer 1999

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Rock Garden Quarterly

Bulletin of the North American Rock Garden Society

Volume 57 Number 3 - Summer 1999

This issue of the Quarterly has answers for everyone. The topic is the mint family and what to expect or look for within several recommended genus selections. These articles are what the avid or beginning rock gardener needs to have at hand when trying to make selections from lengthy Latin seedlists or when trying to decide which of the many species to invite into the garden.

Features

Mint Condition: Labiates for the Rock Garden
by Gwen Kelaidis.

The author, who is the editor of the Bulletin, takes us through the various members of the mint family (but omitting thyme), listing for us the best specific names to search for and describing their garden performance from her personal experience.

Staying Power: Summer Mints to Freshen the Garden
by Panayoti Kelaidis.

The editor's husband then marches us further into new possibilities to be found in this astonishingly variable family, the Lamiaceae. His detailed coverage lets you know what to expect, and why you might want to try a few mints after all.

Nepetas
by Dan Hinkley.

Both varieties and species of nepetas and calamintha, the catmints, are discussed in detail by Dan Hinkley of Heronswood Nursery.

Agastaches for the Rock Garden
by Richard Dufresne.

Richard Dufresne, who has a nursery and gardens in North Carolina, give us a mini-introduction to this North American genus of the mint family which is increasingly becoming well known in the plant trade.

Rainy-Season Plants of the Southwest
by Sally Walker.

Sally Walker gives us a good look at some late-summer flowers to balance the early-season abundance of bloom attained in most gardens. The article goes beyond the Lamiaceae theme of this issue of the Quarterly, but continues to add to our armor of information about exactly what to expect from the species described. Sandwiched between the pages of her article are no less than sixteen pages of fabulous color photos illustrating her and all the other articles of the issue.

Salvias Slender and Slight
by Betsy Clebsch.

The author discusses the smallest of the sages, which she calls "old and valued friends." She gives cultural notes about the 10 or so species she talks about, as well as where they grow in nature and what to expect from them.

Departments

Plant Portrait
Satureja spicigera by Fritz Kummert
Cunila origanoides by Anita Kistler
White forms of Hepatica nobilis by Severin Schlyter

Musings: Rock garden screes
Seed Exchange
Gardens

	Mint Condition: Labiates for the Rock Garden by Gwen Kelaidis. The author, who is the editor of the Bulletin, takes us through the various members of the mint family (but omitting thyme), listing for us the best specific names to search for and describing their garden performance from her personal experience.
	Staying Power: Summer Mints to Freshen the Garden by Panayoti Kelaidis. The editor's husband then marches us further into new possibilities to be found in this astonishingly variable family, the Lamiaceae. His detailed coverage lets you know what to expect, and why you might want to try a few mints after all.
	Nepetas by Dan Hinkley. Both varieties and species of nepetas and calamintha, the catmints, are discussed in detail by Dan Hinkley of Heronswood Nursery.
	Agastaches for the Rock Garden by Richard Dufresne. Richard Dufresne, who has a nursery and gardens in North Carolina, give us a mini-introduction to this North American genus of the mint family which is increasingly becoming well known in the plant trade.
	Rainy-Season Plants of the Southwest by Sally Walker. Sally Walker gives us a good look at some late-summer flowers to balance the early-season abundance of bloom attained in most gardens. The article goes beyond the Lamiaceae theme of this issue of the Quarterly, but continues to add to our armor of information about exactly what to expect from the species described. Sandwiched between the pages of her article are no less than sixteen pages of fabulous color photos illustrating her and all the other articles of the issue.
	Salvias Slender and Slight by Betsy Clebsch. The author discusses the smallest of the sages, which she calls "old and valued friends." She gives cultural notes about the 10 or so species she talks about, as well as where they grow in nature and what to expect from them.