Rock Garden Quarterly Summer 2012 - (Page 308)

NARGS SpeAkeRS TouR pRoGRAm 2012-2013 The Speakers Tour Program is a wonderful service provided by NARGS to its members. It enables chapters, regardless of their size, to secure outstanding speakers at a very nominal cost. Fritz Kummert and Nick Turland are our speakers for 2012. Fritz Kummert, a long time horticultural lecturer who provided extensive photographic assistance for the book, “Rock Garden Plants,” arrived in the North America on March 23rd. He visited primarily western chapters where he was warmly received, and provided programs to eleven chapters. Many thanks go to all of the hosts who so warmly provided a home away from home and showed Fritz outstanding gardens and sites in their area. A special thank you goes to Fritz for taking the time away from his family and garden to make this eagerly anticipated tour. Nick Turland, from the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, who is Co-Director of the Flora of China Project and a noted author and researcher, will tour primarily the eastern chapters in September 2012. The schedule for this tour is nearly complete and is available on the NARGS website. Planning will begin shortly for the tour of primarily western chapters next spring (2013) of James Locklear, author of the beautiful new book, Phlox, A Natural History and Gardener’s Guide. Ian Young, noted author, lecturer and artist from Scotland, will visit primarily eastern chapters in the fall of 2013. Planning for this tour will begin in the fall. The speaking schedule, contact person and information for each chapter are posted on the NARGS STP site. If these speakers aren’t visiting your chapter, contact another chapter where they are visiting and arrange to see our speakers there. It is a great opportunity to see these speakers and to meet and visit with other members of NARGS. Comments and suggestions regarding the Speakers Tour Program are welcome. Please contact Barbara Wetzel, the STP chair at We have learned of the death of the following NARGS members Patricia Carson, Otter Lake, Michigan Billy N. Joyner, Flat Rock, North Carolina Daun Kennedy, Val-des-Monts, Quebec Flip Miller, Scotch Plains, New Jersey Richard Rideout, Henniker, New Hampshire Marlyn J. Sachtjen, Waunakee, Wisconsin 308 Rock Garden Quarterly Vol. 70 (3) Bulletin Board

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