Stuck between a rock and a hard place, is where your alpine plants should be, not your gardening progress! Join other CRAGS members as we share our problems and solutions related to rock and alpine gardening in this challenging Chinook climate. Our next meet-up will...
This workshop (Part 1 of a series) will address the potential benefits of adding water features to the rock garden setting, including aesthetics and the potential for unique planting environments. We will describe the many types of features possible, and deal with...
The Steppes of the world house many thousands of interesting plants. The dry often rocky environments make a wonderful place to explore for plants suited to the unique situations created by rock and crevice plants. In this lecture we will discuss what makes a steppe,...
Carol visited Newfoundland in 2018, motivated by the NARGS annual conference in St John’s. We will see her in-depth exploration of the wildflowers, some similar to our alpine flora and some very different.
*** NOTE DATE CHANGE TO FRIDAY MAY 15 *** Rob Staniland will cover the basics of rock garden building for Calgary conditions and materials, addressing the question “Where do I start?”. Types and styles, design consideration, materials, and construction...
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