NARGS Rock Garden Quarterly: Winter 1999

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Rock Garden Quarterly

Bulletin of the North American Rock Garden Society

Volume 57 Number 1 - Winter 1999

Features

The Cardinal Divide, an Alberta Alpine Restoration
by Donna Balzer.

An inspiring report of heroic and successful efforts to reverse the plant destruction suffered by a delightful section of the continental divide.

Kananaskis Country, Alpines after Banff
by Todd Boland.

A must-read, no, a carry-along guide to the beauties awaiting your post-conference exploration of the Alberta Rockies. With four pages of color photos, Boland entices you to adopt his home-away-from-home, indeed makes it quite unlikely that you'll be able to resist.

Alberta Alpines through the Seasons
by Rodney Shaver and Llyn Strelau.

Here is your month-by-month description of how it goes with the Calgary rock gardeners, complete with lavish photographic illustrations. The authors' listing of their successes and "near-hits" certainly struck a note of familiarity with this reviewer. Not only are articles like this helpful for visiting gardeners who want to understand the local situation, but such articles also inspire and educate the rest of us as to how we might best deal with the vagaries we've been dealt at home.

An Alpine Garden in Calgary
by Sheila Paulson.

The photos provided with this account of the ongoing creation of one of Calgary's lovely rock gardens illustrate the good preliminary planning and enthusiastic labor that have gone into the resulting delight: a garden to look forward to visiting. Or, if the trip is just not possible, here are more than a few tips and techniques waiting to be copied.

The Best of Rocks: Tufa Gardening in Calgary
by Becky Simrose.

Here is what many a rock gardener wishes had been available to them at their beginning stages: a thorough introduction to that wonder-material we call tufa.

Ericaceous Aristocrats
by Arthur P. Dome.

Six pages of lovely color photos display a selection from the family Ericaceae that you could grow, as long as you can provide their primary requirements: a cool, moist, lime-free environment. The author gives good descriptions of numerous species complete with their hardiness ratings and occasional cultivation tips.

Germination of Dry Trillium Seed
by John Gyer.

Detailed germination data showing that a careful approach can bring results which have previously been considered unlikely if not impossible.

Helicopter Hiking in the Bugaboo Mountains
by Becky Simrose.

Helicopter hiking! What a concept! They call it a heli-hike, and it's sure to open new possibilities for many of us. This is an account of a heli-hike in July of 1998, organized by the Calgary Rock and Garden Society during their preparations for the 1999 annual meeting. Spaces on this outing are sure to go fast.

Into the Woods: Moving Bulbs to BelleWood
by Judy Glattstein.

Glattstein provides an illustrative account of glories to be produced by a large-scale approach to bulb planting. Her detailed descriptions and species list will be helpful to anyone with similar conditions at hand.

Adventures with Adonis
by John and Janet Gyer.

A fascinating account of the authors' application of the scientific method to the intriguing questions raised by the quirky nature of the sometimes reluctantly beautiful adonis, including a bit of the history of the cultivation and commercial development of the genus.

Departments

A Glossary of Gravel
Plant Portrait
A ParticularPedicularis by Thom Rypien
Books
Garden Artistry: Secrets of Designing and Planting a Small Garden by Helen Dillon
Essays on Gardening in a Cold Climate by Brian Bixley
Variegated Plants in Color by Yoshimichi Hirose and Masato Yokoi

	The Cardinal Divide, an Alberta Alpine Restoration by Donna Balzer. An inspiring report of heroic and successful efforts to reverse the plant destruction suffered by a delightful section of the continental divide.
	Kananaskis Country, Alpines after Banff by Todd Boland. A must-read, no, a carry-along guide to the beauties awaiting your post-conference exploration of the Alberta Rockies. With four pages of color photos, Boland entices you to adopt his home-away-from-home, indeed makes it quite unlikely that you'll be able to resist.
	Alberta Alpines through the Seasons by Rodney Shaver and Llyn Strelau. Here is your month-by-month description of how it goes with the Calgary rock gardeners, complete with lavish photographic illustrations. The authors' listing of their successes and "near-hits" certainly struck a note of familiarity with this reviewer. Not only are articles like this helpful for visiting gardeners who want to understand the local situation, but such articles also inspire and educate the rest of us as to how we might best deal with the vagaries we've been dealt at home.
	An Alpine Garden in Calgary by Sheila Paulson. The photos provided with this account of the ongoing creation of one of Calgary's lovely rock gardens illustrate the good preliminary planning and enthusiastic labor that have gone into the resulting delight: a garden to look forward to visiting. Or, if the trip is just not possible, here are more than a few tips and techniques waiting to be copied.
	The Best of Rocks: Tufa Gardening in Calgary by Becky Simrose. Here is what many a rock gardener wishes had been available to them at their beginning stages: a thorough introduction to that wonder-material we call tufa.
	Ericaceous Aristocrats by Arthur P. Dome. Six pages of lovely color photos display a selection from the family Ericaceae that you could grow, as long as you can provide their primary requirements: a cool, moist, lime-free environment. The author gives good descriptions of numerous species complete with their hardiness ratings and occasional cultivation tips.
	Germination of Dry Trillium Seed by John Gyer. Detailed germination data showing that a careful approach can bring results which have previously been considered unlikely if not impossible.
	Helicopter Hiking in the Bugaboo Mountains by Becky Simrose. Helicopter hiking! What a concept! They call it a heli-hike, and it's sure to open new possibilities for many of us. This is an account of a heli-hike in July of 1998, organized by the Calgary Rock and Garden Society during their preparations for the 1999 annual meeting. Spaces on this outing are sure to go fast.
	Into the Woods: Moving Bulbs to BelleWood by Judy Glattstein. Glattstein provides an illustrative account of glories to be produced by a large-scale approach to bulb planting. Her detailed descriptions and species list will be helpful to anyone with similar conditions at hand.
	Adventures with Adonis by John and Janet Gyer. A fascinating account of the authors' application of the scientific method to the intriguing questions raised by the quirky nature of the sometimes reluctantly beautiful adonis, including a bit of the history of the cultivation and commercial development of the genus.