Dear John and all,
Thanks for your kindly tribute to Harry Dewey. Although we never met,
we exchanged hundreds of emails both privately and via Alpine-l. At the time it
was unique, exciting and involving. I corresponded with some wonderful people
in the US, the UK and elsewhere.
Sasha Borkovec--his stellar alpine garden, with its walls made of old
Washington Post newspapers bundled together, was the oneHarry Dewey took
me, and my daughter, toting her 5 month old baby, to see back in the spring
of 2003. What a treat.
On Sun, Mar 6, 2016 at 4:38 PM, wrote:
> Others have p
Others have paid tribute to Harry Dewey here, and Alpine-L seems the
best place to announce my own tribute blog post,
http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/harry-dewey-1921-2016.html
I have no idea how many people are still connected through Alpine-L, but
I'm sure many will rem
Harry T. Dewey
Long-time NARGS member Harry Tillinghast Dewey died February 17, 2016, age 95.
He was a professor of Library Science at various colleges and universities.
Harry served NARGS in many capacities, in particular the Potomac Valley
Chapter, helping organize national meetings. He was q
You were one of the friends I made through Alpine-L. Rick. I remember well
visiting your garden, jam-packed with great alpines, on the way from York
to London..
Barbara van Achterberg
On Sat, Feb 27, 2016 at 5:59 AM, R Lambert
wrote:
> Harry and Alpine-L were part of my education into Alpines Pl
Harry and Alpine-L were part of my education into Alpines Plants
on-line. Alpine-L was exceptional and brilliant because of the
'Moderation' that took place. Gentle reminders about on-line etiquette
and guidance of how to avoid offending through the cross over of
languages and cultures. By cont
