Now that you have a trough, how can you plant it so that the plants are happy and the design is dramatic? This will mostly be a demonstration unless you can transport your own trough to the workshop. Instructor: Rob Staniland and others Cost: $25 members, $35...
Roger Barlow of Beaver Creek Greenhouses is returning to the CRAGS plant sale on Saturday, June 2 from 12 pm to 3 pm at Lakeview Community Centre, 6110 34 St SW. This nursery specializes in alpine, winter hardy cactus and dwarf dryland plants.
Open to the public. We are pleased to again offer alpine and rock garden plants for sale. Plants suitable for various environments will be available; whether rock garden, alpine bed, or container. Many of these plants are not available at local garden centers. Our...
Come visit the Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs on Sunday May 27, 2018 at 1 pm for a Spring Celebration. The highlight this year is the official opening of the Alpine Crevice and Native Plants Gardens, which were built in strong collaboration with CRAGS and the...
Build your own trough from a fishbox or other Styrofoam container. These troughs are light-weight but mimic stone, and are suitable for planting alpines outdoors. Wear old clothes and bring work gloves. We will be working outside at a members home in Glendale....
Jay will discuss montane and great basin plants from the Southern Rockies to Western Canada. He’ll focus on genera native and familiar to us in Western Canada, such as Penstemon, Eriogonum, Castilleja and the hardy cacti, etc – but with the added twist of the...
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