This is very sad news. Her garden was spectacular and her wall construction was legendary. I think most of it was done by herself and construction involved placing massive rocks that fit perfectly, like the Pyramids. Her garden was one of the first i saw after joining NARGS, then ARGS, and it made a huge impression, especially all the color forms of Lathyrus vernus in full bloom. I'd admired Convallaria majalis 'Variegata' and she went to a lot of trouble to get me a piece, though we'd only met that day. It thrives here today, but increases at about the rate of Whooping Cranes.
Steve Whitesell Kew Gardens Hills, NY Zone 7 -----Original Message----- From: Joyce Fingerut <[email protected]> To: Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society; postings copyright by authors.; postings copyright by authors. <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Jul 5, 2012 6:16 pm Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] Ellie Spingarn What a sad loss. Aside from being an incomparable gardener, Ellie was a warm and generous person who gave much of herself and her plants to others. Deepest sympathies go to Joel. We should all grow Phlox 'Ellie B' to honor her memory (B, as in Brinkerhoff - if I have the spelling correct) Joyce Fingerut _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l
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