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The March Issue of the e-magazine from the Scottish Rock Garden Club is now online here:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international
.... you can be sure we have a hyperlink from the name of Zdeněk Zvolánek to the NARGS 2010 "Romancing the Rockies The Marriage of Plant and Stone " July 11-14, 2010, to be held in Denver & Salida, Colorado !
Here is a photo, by ZZ, from the March issue, of Adonis vernalis .....
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Fermi de Sousa
IMYoung wrote:
Sun, 10/27/2013 - 4:57am[quote=IMYoung]
My goodness, sometimes the world is a frighteningly small place. ;.)
Hope you will be singing the praises of the lovely T. sprengeri?
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Definitely!
cheers
fermi
Margaret Young
My apologies for not keeping
Sun, 02/02/2014 - 12:36pmMy apologies for not keeping you good folks of NARGS up to date with the new IRG issues.
Claire Cockcroft
This issue is a real stunner!
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 9:36amThis issue is a real stunner! While I grow three eranthis species, I had no idea of the variation within each of them. Wim's article is one to keep (and maybe drool over from time to time).
Margaret Young
Thank you, Claire - and
Mon, 02/03/2014 - 10:46amThank you, Claire - and were you surprised to discover that the cultivar 'Lightning' had been named from the North American woodland shown in Carolyn's blog ?
I think I gave too vague a link for that by the way - this is a better one :
http://carolynsshadegardens.com/2012/02/21/a-wonder-of-nature/
Claire Cockcroft
Wow! That link to Carolyn's
Tue, 02/04/2014 - 9:20amWow! That link to Carolyn's blog was fantastic!
And no, I'm not surprised that a really nice cultivar showed up by chance far from its native habitat. The plants are obviously very happy and are busy doing what they do best -- sharing the gene pool and making new plants. :-) That's why I'm always on the look-out for different forms in my own garden. While not a galanthaphile, I can see why folks get so excited about so many variations.
Margaret Young
Carolyn has just posted two
Tue, 02/04/2014 - 10:15amCarolyn has just posted two parts about a list of 25 very popular galanthus on her blog - certainly worth seeing- and many are available in the USA, which is a major plus for you folks " over there " !
For part one : http://carolynsshadegardens.com/2014/01/27/top-25-snowdrop-plants-part-one/
Margaret Young
The February 2014 issue of
Fri, 02/28/2014 - 5:56amThe February 2014 issue of IRG is our fiftieth magazine : http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2014Feb271393533473IRG50February.pdf
There is a strongly North American flavour from some of our Canadian contributors – though not necessarily about North American plants :
Dracocephalum by Grahame Ware
A report on Paul Spriggs’ Crevice Garden Demonstration by June Strandberg, with photos from June Strandberg and Barb Lemoine of VIRAGS
Phlox diffusa in the wild by Dr. Hans Roemer
Thanks to all who got in touch to say you enjoyed the single article issue IRG of January. Your comments and suggestions and also your submissions for inclusion are always welcome via email.
Trond Hoy
Beautifully made and very
Mon, 03/03/2014 - 11:11amBeautifully made and very interesting as always! Thanks to the editors and contributors!
Margaret Young
Thu, 03/27/2014 - 2:42pmMargaret Young
Gerrit Eijkelenboom :
Wed, 04/02/2014 - 1:37pmTrond has, in the SRGC forum, pointed out a mistake I have made with his photo :
[color=red][size=14pt]Erratum![/size][/color]
I spotted a mix up in the right picture on page 20. The picture shows [i]Junellia patagonica[/i] and not [i]Jaborosa volkmannii[/i].
I probably mixed the names when I sent the pictures to Maggi.
Maggi has anyway made a great product of the words and pictures I sent her!
Here are the right pictures: [i]Jaborosa volkmannii[/i] and [i]Junellia patagonica[/i]:
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Margaret Young
The IRG this month brings its
Thu, 04/24/2014 - 1:58pmThe IRG this month brings its readers the latest paper from Jānis Rukšāns describing several new species of Crocus.
Dr Rukšāns is the author, in English, of the book Crocuses: A complete Guide to the Genus and Buried Treasures: finding and Growing the World’s Choicest Bulbs, as well as several titles in Latvian, his native tongue.
We also have Dr Rukšāns comments on the recent paper by Ingo Schneider on Crocus brachyfilus vis à vis C. elegans as well as his reiteration of his decision to re-classify some of his earlier namings from subspecies to species status.
Crocus danfordiae Maw and C. chrysanthus (Herbert) Herbert (Iridaceae) and some of their allies in Turkey and Iran.
Jānis Rukšāns, Dr. biol.
International Rock Gardener - Online Journal. ISSN 2053-7557
Abstract: Features of Crocus chrysanthus s.str. from type locality are specified. Four new species are described, status of one changed.
Key words: Crocus brickellii, Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus danfordiae, Crocus henrikii, Crocus kurdistanicus, Crocus minutus, Crocus muglaensis, Crocus uschakensis.
IRG 52 APRIL: http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2014Apr241398364476IRG52April.pdf
International Rock Gardener main page : http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international
Margaret Young
Margaret Young
The International Rock
Thu, 05/29/2014 - 1:46pmYOUR contributions are not only most welcome; we are actively seeking your input which is key to the vigour of this enterprise.
To submit material for inclusion in the International Rock Gardener contact: [email protected] with the subject line
Margaret Young
IRG 54 June 2014 is online
Thu, 06/26/2014 - 2:45pmIRG 54 June 2014 is online now:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2014Jun261403795157IRG54June2014.pdf
We find ourselves halfway through the year – this hardly seems possible but the calendar does not lie even if some plants are ahead or behind of what we consider “normal”. The IRG for June contains a mix of plants, places and contributors for your mid-year consideration - Gentians, Oxalis, European Primulas from contributors in the Czech Republic, Denmark and Wales.
Margaret Young
Fri, 07/25/2014 - 8:39amJuly 2014 : IRG 55 has an article from Elspeth Mackintosh, Senior Horticulturist at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on a trip she made to Bhutan, part funded with an SRGC Exploration Grant.This article was first published in the SRGC journal.
Margaret Young
The August IRG is online :
Thu, 08/28/2014 - 1:06pmThe August IRG is online : articles from Canadian Grahame Ware on a charming Campanula and a report from the Haut Chitelet Garden in France from Phippe Chauvet
Margaret Young
What do we offer this month
Fri, 09/26/2014 - 7:37amWhat do we offer this month in the International Rock Gardener? Enjoy a hike with David Sellars on one of the finest alpine walks in Europe, be tempted to grow a range of Androsace like Franz Hadacek and meet Rafa Diez Dominguez, plantsman and artist : All in September's IRG
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2014Sep251411672305IRG57.pdf September 2014 IRG
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international main IRG page
http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRGIndex57.pdf IRG Index to
Margaret Young
IRG 58 of October 2014 is
Fri, 10/31/2014 - 8:37ama full Index is here : Index http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRGIndex58.pdf)
Margaret Young
My apologies for not letting
Mon, 12/08/2014 - 8:11amMy apologies for not letting you folks know directly about the latest IRG- International Rock Gardener 59 - issue 11 of 2014 - is online here :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2014Nov271417122600IRG59.pdf
This IRG has articles on plant naming, trough planting and a charming oriental orchid:
Plant Portrait : Ponerorchis graminifolia by Grahame Ware, Canada
Crocuses from "The Holy Mountain" of Athos, Greece by Jānis Rukšāns, Latvia
Concrete troughs: man-made mountains text and photos by J. Ian Young, Scotland
If you have a favourite plant genus you’d like to discuss, innovative ideas in cultivation, or some other idea about the world of plants and gardens that is important to you, you are most welcome to contact the IRG Team about it. You can make contact via [email protected] – we look forward to hearing from you.
M.Y.
Margaret Young
Posted early for Christmas
Mon, 12/22/2014 - 2:37pmPosted early for Christmas
The completion of year five - celebrating 60 issues of IRG with a cover painting of the SRGC emblem, Dryas octopetala by one of our talented artist members, Anne Chambers.
Featured plants are Saxifraga dinnikii forma alba and some quite amazingly large Cyclamen from Greece.
Also included is a full index compiled by Glassford Sprunt- decorated for the first time with a new cover picture - again of our Dryas emblem - this time photographed in Canada by Lori Skulski.
IRG Issue 12 of 2014 #60 : [url=http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2014Dec221419264038IRG60.pdf]http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2014Dec221419264038IRG60.pdf[/url]
Main page with links to all issues of the IRG :
[url=http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international]http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international[/url]
Thanks and sincere seasonal greetings to all the readers and contributors to the IRG
And, of course, best wishes for the coming year
- from M.Y. on behalf of the IRG Team
Margaret Young
IRG 61 is another Crocus
Fri, 01/30/2015 - 5:09amVarious Crocus are discussed and 3 new species are described
politician, plantsman, plant breeder, plant explorer,and eminent nurseryman” describes various new Crocus species Crocus gunae, Crocus reinhardii Crocus iranicus
Jānis is also a speaker at the SRGC Discussion Weekend in October http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=12742.0
Margaret Young
Apologies, there is a new
Sun, 02/01/2015 - 3:03amApologies, there is a new link for IRG 61 : http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2015Feb011422783332IRG61.pdf:
Margaret Young
New Issue : IRG 62 of
Fri, 02/27/2015 - 6:26amthe increasing evidence of spring flowers and many of these are “bulbs”
in the widest sense. The passion and fashion for Galanthus continues unabated
so we thought a report from landscape architect and galanthophile
Hagen Engelmann from Cottbus, on some of his favourite snowdrops,
which are not “just white” was appropriate.
Christophe Ruby from the Hof Botanical Garden makes a plea in his article
for more enthusiasm for a plant he considers to be too often overlooked for use in our gardens.
Finally, Wim Boens, the Belgian plantsman so active for the VRV provides an update to his
previous article on the Genus Eranthis.
Yes, this is an issue of IRG heavy with “bulbs” – if you feel this to be an overload then we invite you to submit a piece on a plant that interests you! [email protected]
M. Young
Toole (not verified)
Bulbs rule the world Mrs
Fri, 02/27/2015 - 11:50amBulbs rule the world Mrs Young ......
Margaret Young
Fri, 02/27/2015 - 12:07pm[quote=Toole]
Bulbs rule the world Mrs Young ......
[/quote]
You may say so, Mr Toole - I couldn't possibly comment
Margaret Young
..... though it is true that
Fri, 02/27/2015 - 12:10pm..... though it is true that I never met a Fritillaria I didn't like ..... or a Crocus .....or......
Toole (not verified)
IMYoung wrote:
Fri, 02/27/2015 - 2:27pm[quote=IMYoung]
You may say so, Mr Toole - I couldn't possibly comment
[/quote]
Margaret Young
Update re: IRG 62 of
Sat, 02/28/2015 - 4:02amMark McDonough
Totally smitten with Veratrum
Sat, 02/28/2015 - 5:41pmTotally smitten with Veratrum (Melanthium) fimbriatum, and the various virescent Galanthus are perfection, another fine edition.
Margaret Young
May IRG brings tales of a
Sat, 05/30/2015 - 7:10amMay IRG brings tales of a small raised crevice bed + report of 2014 SRGC Summer Day - to tempt you for this year's event on 22nd August- and a reminder of the importance of pollinators
We have read in past issues of the IRG about the construction of large crevice beds, built for public gardens, utilising tonnes of rock to produce impressive gardens that can be enjoyed by masses of people. This month we will learn how one person has achieved a project to build a crevice garden in a domestic setting, on a scale appropriate to that and using materials that are more readily available to the private gardener. Matthew Stuttard felt he learned a lot from the SRGC Forum about how to plan and tackle his scheme and was inspired to share the process with us, to help others. Another way to learn from others in the Club is to attend lectures or our special events. One such is the SRGC "Summer Event" held in Dunblane. This year’s event is on August 22nd - the speaker will be Susann Nilsson. Her subjects will be 'Pulsatillas' in the morning and "Treasures in Mongolia and Eastern Russia" in the afternoon. All details of the talks and displays for the day can be found in the SRGC Show Schedules - http://files.srgc.net/show_info/SRGCShowSchedules2015.pdf
Of course there is a full index : http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRGIndex65.pdf
All IRG issues are free to download here : http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international
Margaret Young
News of the latest issue of :
Thu, 06/25/2015 - 11:42amFull index to IRG http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRGIndex66.pdf
Main IRG page http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international
You are welcome to submit articles for possible inclusion to:
Margaret Young [email protected]
Margaret Young
The latest issue of the
Fri, 07/31/2015 - 6:32amThe latest issue of the International Rock Gardener (IRG) # 67 is online now. It has the second part of the Eijkelenboom
report on the orchids of Crete ; Zdenek Zvolanek demonstrates the landscaping of a trough in Moravia;
and Steve Garvie and Ian Young show how Dactylorhiza can colonise troughs and gardens in Scotland
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2015Jul301438283975IRG-67.pdf
Cover irg 67 and Ophrys grigoriana pix
Margaret Young
August 2015 IRG 68 - online
Fri, 08/28/2015 - 7:15amAugust 2015 IRG 68 - online now:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2015Aug261440625534IRG_68.pdf
Robert Pavlis of Guelph, Ontario Canada is the author of http://www.gardenmyths.com/
and owner of Aspen Grove Gardens - he discusses a Hylomecon mystery -
Jan Tholhuijsen of Roosendaal in the Southern Netherlands has fun with trough making -
and there is a plea for support of the Seed Exchanges not only of the NARGS and the Scottish Rock Garden Club but also of other organisations of which readers may be members, and to support the Seed Photo project of the SRGC forum.
Main page of all issues:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international
Latest Index
http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRGIndex68.pdf
Margaret Young
International Rock Gardener
Fri, 09/25/2015 - 5:24amInternational Rock Gardener #69 e-magazine - Erythronium Special
The IRG for September 2015 is an "Erythronium Special" - an issue where the various articles by
Ed Alverson from the SRGC website are brought together to give an overview of the discoveries
of the species of western America for Ed’s travels in his “Erythronium Big Year” and update them
to present them to a new audience.
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2015Sep251443177809IRG_69_Erythronium_Special.pdf
A full IRG index is available here : http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRG-Index.pdf
Margaret Young
Apologies- I cannot seem to
Fri, 09/25/2015 - 5:25amApologies- I cannot seem to get a photo to upload at all. However, new IRG Number 69 is available to download here :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2015Sep251443177809IRG_69_Erythronium_Special.pdf
Margaret Young
IRG 70 - October 2015
Fri, 10/30/2015 - 12:46pmIRG 70 - October 2015
Featuring, from America, Nhu Nguyen of the PBS (http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/) and Clay Koplin in Alaska and also seaside plants from Scotland from Ian Young
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2015Oct291446150520IRG70-October2015.pdf
As usual, a full index to all issues of the IRG is also available free : http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRG-Index.pdf
Margaret Young
International Rock Gardener
Thu, 11/26/2015 - 12:32pmInternational Rock Gardener issue 71 - of November 2015 - pays tribute to the late Ota Vlasák - one of the Czech Masters of Rock Gardening.
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2015Nov261448562891IRG71November.pdf
Full index:
http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRG-Index.pdf
M. Young
Margaret Young
IRG (International Rock
Wed, 12/23/2015 - 12:54pmIRG (International Rock Gardener) 72 of December 2015 completes our fifth year of offering this e-magazine free to all each month on the SRGC site. This special issue contains a full index to all issues and a 2016 Calendar for you to print off in gratitude for your support through the year.
The calendar photos are from two great SRGC members, Steve Garvie in Scotland and Jamus Stonor in Australia. Thanks to them for their help as well as to all our contributors throughout the year and to two essential members of the IRG Team; our indexer Glassford Sprunt and proof reader Richard Green.
ZZ, Ian and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the very best in the coming year!
M. Young
IRG 72 link :http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2015Dec231450895981IRG_72_plus_Index.pdf
Page with all issues : http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international
Margaret Young
The free monthly e-magazine,
Mon, 02/01/2016 - 11:24amThe free monthly e-magazine, International Rock Gardener IRG 73 for January 2016 is online now :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Jan281454019772IRG73.pdf
A new species of Crocus is described by Janis Ruksans, as is a new Galanthus cultivar, 'Longraigue' by Alan Briggs and last but not least, some good, readily available garden plants are listed.
A full index is available too, here : http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRG-Index.pdf
Margaret Young
The February 2016 issue of
Fri, 02/26/2016 - 4:33amThe February 2016 issue of IRG is now online......
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Feb261456445173IRG74.pdf
News of the North American Rock Garden Society's planned event at Steamboat Springs this June which we are happy to promote and wish every success .......
Jānis Rukšāns discusses Crocus naming ....... and Grahame Ware enthuses over Campanula coriacea .......
And, as ever- an updated index
http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRG-Index.pdf
Margaret Young
IRG 75 March 2016- David
Thu, 03/24/2016 - 2:36pmIRG 75 March 2016- David Sharp reports a sojourn in Northern Greece in 2015, George Garnett shares a version of his report to BSBI on Botanising in Guernsey and a series begins of photos of wildflowers from Stavros Apostolou.
Find the new IRG here:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Mar251458913158IRG75.pdf - NB link correction
George Garnett is a young man, still at school, who shows great determination in pursuing his interest in botany and the natural world. He has already participated in an exploration project to the Peruvian Andes; he has completed an RBG Edinburgh field botany course;received a nomination for the Gilbert White youth award of the NBN Trust in recognition of his contribution to terrestrial and freshwater recording and won a BSBI photo competition - all in all, George is something of an inspiration to us all, not just school children and students!
Margaret Young
N. B. Corrected link to IRG
Fri, 03/25/2016 - 6:40amN. B. Corrected link to IRG 75
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Mar251458913158IRG75.pdf
Please note that all issues of International Rock Gardener can be found and downloaded from this page : http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international
M. Y.
Margaret Young
International Rock Gardener e
Fri, 04/29/2016 - 12:46pmInternational Rock Gardener e-magazine - IRG 76 - of April 2016 is now online :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Apr281461879792IRG_76.pdf
Wim Boens discusses Leucojum, which are having something of a rise in interest
and Janis Ruksans describes some new Crocus species.
Spring bulbs in profusion!
Margaret Young
IRG 77 - May 2016
Fri, 05/27/2016 - 2:25amIRG 77 - May 2016
Canadian David Sellars takes us to Spain, we visit a fine nursery with a new rock garden in Czechia and learn of a very young horticulturist, Molly Hall from England with an interest in heathers.
It's a bit of a whizz around the world!
IRG 77 Click the link to download http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016May271464340889IRG77.pdf
( Main page with all issues : http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international)
- both photos here by David Sellars
Humming Bird Hawk Moth and Lilium pyrenaicum
Adonis pyrenaica
Margaret Young
For many SRGC members our
Fri, 06/24/2016 - 2:08pmFor many SRGC members our interest is as much in “wildflowers” of the mountains and moorlands as in “true alpines” so this month’s IRG article by Ian McDonald is apt.
It is too long since we had an update from Zdeněk Zvolánek about the Beauty Slope – as he calls his steep garden in Karlík – this month we discover what is happening there and in some other Czech gardens.
The cover image is of the Scottish endemic, Primula scotica.
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Jun231466720211IRG78.pdf
Margaret Young
New International Rock
Fri, 07/29/2016 - 8:47amNew International Rock Gardener online ...IRG 79 for July 2016
http://www.srgc.org.uk/…/l…/2016Jul281469713982IRG79July.pdf
For July IRG 79 ; a little trip to the Netherlands as we learn from two Dutch growers about their approach to garden design and some clever planting solutions. They show how it is possible to accommodate rock garden and alpine plants in novel ways in a garden that can still be family friendly. Gert Hoek from Dronten in Flevoland has moved upwards in his pursuit of more space for his propagation projects and plants in pots while Jan Tholhuijsen, from Roosendaal in North Brabant uses some bright ideas for reusing odd items in various home-made solutions to benefit his garden with intriguing planters.
The index to all issues of the IRG is available here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9567.0
Margaret Young
It is not likely that too
Fri, 09/30/2016 - 7:55amIt is not likely that too many readers - at least in Europe - will be growing Proteas but of course others have more amenable climates for such plants. Robbie Blackhall-Miles FLS is working in Wales on the study of such plants and hopes to discover in time that more are able to be grown in the UK than was previously imagined.
Plants which are already popular and grown with success in many parts of the world are the Hepaticas - we are given tips by Sefi and Fritz Kummert in Austria and the Forum's Michael Campbell in Co. Clare, Ireland of their methods of growing these plants.
Download the IRG 80 here: http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Aug251472126130IRG_August_80.pdf
Margaret Young
For September, we discover
Fri, 09/30/2016 - 7:59amFor September, we discover what floral pleasures may be found over winter and early spring in Spain - a country where some of us are lucky enough to travel at such times. Gerrit Eijkelenboom tells us about the plants he and his wife, Iep, enjoy while they spend the winter months near Calpe. Matt Topsfield also journeyed to Spain last March - to make a study of the narcissus in flower then, following the earlier example of John Blanchard in 1986 – Matt shares with us here some of the other flowers he found on the trip, which was partly supported by an SRGC Exploration Grant and part “crowd-funded”.
IRG 81 September 2016
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Sep291475167835IRG_81.pdfa
..... and further to Matt's article for the IRG - Members can read about the narcissus trip in the next issue of /The Rock Garden, in January, or there is even more news here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=13808.msg364729#msg364729
Margaret Young
International Rock Gardener
Wed, 11/02/2016 - 1:50pmInternational Rock Gardener ISSN 2053-7557
IRG 82 October 2016 - More great projects from Jan Tholhuijsen for you to try.
Latest issue ## 82 here :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Oct271477579167IRG82.pdf
All issues available here: http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international
- for a full Index to all issues of the IRG , click here: http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRG-Index.pdf
Worth reminding you, perhaps, that all except the latest few (which are reserved for full members) electronic copies of the SRGC printed Journal - 'The Rock Garden' are also online for download - and there is a full index for those too! http://www.srgc.net/site/index.php/extensions/journal
Enjoy!
Margaret Young
New International Rock
Fri, 11/25/2016 - 4:27amNew International Rock Gardener e-magazine - free to download of course from the Scottish Rock Garden Club site - this month featuring:
Native Bees of Southwestern Oregon by Travis Owen
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Nov241480016901IRG83-November2016.pdf
Margaret Young
It is a delight this month
Mon, 01/09/2017 - 8:49amIt is a delight this month to publish the description of a plant named by Fritz Kummert in tribute to the legendary German plantsman Wilhelm Schacht. The commemoration of such people in this way is something that can carry their name to a new generation.
As winter envelops us in the northern hemisphere we look back to sunnier days in Sicily, as Gerrit Eijkelenboom writes about the flowers he and his wife Iep, encountered there in May. Their focus is again mostly on the range of orchids to be seen.
IRG 84 - download it here : http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Dec291483029322IRG-84.pdf
Many thanks to all readers and contributors- and especially to Glassford Sprunt and Richard Green for their work in indexing and proof-reading the IRG.
In previous years the IRG has provided a calendar for readers to print out and use for the year – we are again pleased to be able to do so with a link in this month's issue.
This link will take you direct to a copy of the IRG 2017 calendar of plant and nature photographs which were all taken by the Scottish Rock Garden Club’s Webmaster, Fred Carrie. We rely on him for solutions to all technical matters for the Club. Fred used to run the former Tough Alpine Nursery in Aberdeenshire and has served the Club in many ways, such as a former picture editor for the printed journal, The Rock Garden, as well as his busy schedule as webmaster.
Remember, if you feel you have an article that would make good copy for this magazine, please do get in touch – email [email protected] we are always glad to hear from you with your articles or ideas.
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