[Alpine-l] Terrestrial Orchids in The International Rock Gardener

2015-08-05 Thread Youngs Aberdeen
Well, it's good to see that there are at least some folks reading this page! I will point out that the title of the e-magazine is the International Rock Gardener and there is no doubt that alpines -and terrestrial orchids - are happy companions in many a rock garden. Perhaps it is the

[Alpine-l] Terrestrial Orchids in The International Rock Gardener

2015-08-05 Thread Cliff Booker
Hi folks, A contribution from an 'alpine' enthusiast. We regularly hike in the alpine zone of a number of mountain ranges. Whilst we are fortunate to see gentians, saxifrages, androsaces, thlaspis, primulas, soldanellas and all manner of beautiful montane species in these stunning locations,

[Alpine-l] Terrestrial Orchids in The International Rock Gardener

2015-08-05 Thread Cliff Booker
Hi folks, A contribution from an 'alpine' enthusiast. We regularly hike in the alpine zone of a number of mountain ranges. Whilst we are fortunate to see gentians, saxifrages, androsaces, thlaspis, primulas, soldanellas and all manner of beautiful montane species in these stunning locations,

Re: [Alpine-l] Terrestrial Orchids in The International Rock Gardener

2015-08-05 Thread Cole Burrell
Amen. Most of us suffer from a lack of moving scree, and many live with hot summer nights. However, we still consider ourselves rock gardeners Cole Burrell, free Union VA Sent from my iPhone On Aug 5, 2015, at 5:17 AM, Youngs Aberdeen youngs.aberd...@btinternet.com wrote: Well, it's good