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wrote in buoyant mood. We were therefore stunned to learn from Chris of her end a few months later. Kim was devoted to her family, friends and garden in the Northeast. Chris and Kim are Australian by birth and came to the States as a result of Chris’s career in the pharmaceutical industry. Kim retained characteristic Oz (Australian) speech rhythms, delivered quite softly and evenly, which she embellished with restrained, knowing little chuckles, and the dry, perceptive wit characteristic of her compatriots (in younger bachelor days I spent a year of much hilarity sharing a flat with one in London). The film Crocodile Dundee familiarised this in one of its more blatant forms to the wider English-speaking world. Kim’s sense of humour seldom if ever failed her, and could at times be a quiet riot. She was no less appreciative of, and responsive to, others’ lightheartedness. She endeared herself to all who were privileged to know her at least as well as we did. Kim, you are irreplaceable. The World Violaceae study group, Vienna International Botanical Congress, July 2005. Kim Blaxland (front left), author John Watson and wife Anita (second and third from right), Prof. Harvey Ballard (fifth from right). 240 Rock Garden Quarterly Vol. 70 (3)

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Rock Garden Quarterly Summer 2012

Digital Quarterly
Expanding Panayoti's Axioms
Photo Contest 2012
Photographing Alpine Plants: A Landscape Point of View
NARGS 2013 Election Timetable
Rock Gardening from Scratch - Seeds
Kim Blaxland and the Violets of North America
Viola pedata
Violas, Kim, and Us - A Celebration
Cooking Native Japanese Plants
Carl Gehenio Memorial Trough Show
Fire in the Hole: Phlox across Colorado
Rebuilding a Rock Garden in Pittsburgh
A Remarkable Garden: David Douglas and the Shrub-steppe of the Columbia Plateau
Bookshelf - Reviews
Swedish Dreams
Treasurer's Report
Bulletin Board
2012 - Eastern Study Weekend: October, Pittsburgh

Rock Garden Quarterly Summer 2012