Well said, Brian! I will use this to explain better to visitors to the E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden in Vancouver, BC. While it’s essentially at sea level, the scale of the garden allows many large plants to be grown, including those which look good in association with its large rocks!
Brent Hine Curator, UBC Botanical Garden Vancouver, BC From: alpine-l-boun...@science.uu.nl [mailto:alpine-l-boun...@science.uu.nl] On Behalf Of Brian Whyer Sent: August-01-15 2:09 AM To: Ray Deutsch; Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society; postings copyright by authors. Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] The latest issue of the International Rock Gardener e-magazine I quote, from an AGS publication. Definitions “Alpine or rock garden plant”: The term covers all plants, including shrubs, suitable for cultivation in a rock garden of moderate size or in an unheated frame or alpine house. It excludes any plants which will not survive an average British winter under such conditions but includes many plants which do not necessarily grow in mountainous regions. Many "alpines" grow at sea level, Dryas octopetala for instance in Scotland, and several orchids in "alpine meadows and woodlands" in europe. Brian Whyer, UK ________________________________ From: Ray Deutsch <ray.deut...@yahoo.ca<mailto:ray.deut...@yahoo.ca>> To: "Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society; postings copyright by authors." <alpine-l@science.uu.nl<mailto:alpine-l@science.uu.nl>> Sent: Saturday, 1 August 2015, 0:18 Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] The latest issue of the International Rock Gardener e-magazine Why orchids? They are NOT alpines! Let the orchid fanciers worship elsewhere. ________________________________ From: Youngs Aberdeen <youngs.aberd...@btinternet.com<mailto:youngs.aberd...@btinternet.com>> To: Alpine-L . <alpine-l@science.uu.nl<mailto:alpine-l@science.uu.nl>> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015 6:47 AM Subject: [Alpine-l] The latest issue of the International Rock Gardener e-magazine The 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 http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international is the main page for all issues The latest full Index to IRG is here http://files.srgc.net/journals/IRGIndex67.pdf Another feature on the SRGC website is Ian Young's weekly Bulb Log Diary - all issues from 2003 to the present may be accessed from this page : http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=bulb All are welcome to enjoy these and other features of the website www.srgc.net<http://www.srgc.net/> Best wishes, M. Young _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list Alpine-l@science.uu.nl<mailto:Alpine-l@science.uu.nl> http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list Alpine-l@science.uu.nl<mailto:Alpine-l@science.uu.nl> http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l
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