The Rock Garden 134  -   January 2015 - out now

This issue draws your attention to the delights to be found in the North of Scotland and invites you to join the SRGC expedition there in 2015.

Elsewhere, there is a strong emphasis on practicalities and growing, with articles on the merits and raising of Cardiocrinum giganteum, Ornithogalum, Meconopsis, miniature daffodils and - a success from the club’s seed exchange - Fuchsia boliviana. Martin Carter (deceased) relates some of the realities behind his learning to grow alpines at Ardross House and Stan da Prato describes the way in which the club’s prize-winning exhibit at Gardening Scotland is put together.

From further afield, Liz Cole has been to the Kyoto Botanic Garden in Japan and Harry Jans continues the second section of his photo essay of his beautiful discoveries in Yunnan.

Among the show reports you will find many excellent photographs, with remarkable full page images supported by the Danner bequest. We are of course accustomed to seeing excellent photographs but we rarely see paintings of the plants we love; we are therefore fortunate to have an article by Anne Gilchrist that combines her love of native Scottish flowers with the insights of her own artistic ability.

Our advertisers have been generous with their support and their colourful and diverse advertisements conclude our enjoyment until the appearance of our next issue 135 in July 2015.

Anton Edwards

The Rock Garden  134 - contents:

24th January 2015 

The online edition of the January 2015  issue of The Rock Garden - No. 134 -

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Our twice yearly journal  is one of the world's best publications for rock gardeners.

Interesting, informative and illustrated in colour, it contains articles on all aspects of rock gardening and propagation of alpines: construction of rock gardens; plant portraits; and plants in the wild. It is written for both experts and beginners and aims to mirror the wide ranges of interests and skills of our members.

The Editor of 'The Rock Garden'  is  Anton EDWARDS.  Contact him by post at Duguid’s Wark, Manse Road, Caputh, Perthshire PH1 4JH or  

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The Rock Garden
Issued twice per year to members, the 126 colour pages of The Rock Garden partner the online activities of the club. The journal is the usual mix of events, prizes, recollections, plant-hunting expeditions, hernia-inducing rock movements, perfect show plants, and book reviews. Its pages always aim to show the month to month activities of members and for many people these culminate in the definitive exhibits at our regular shows. Thanks to the effort of show secretaries and photographers, there are accounts of  shows at Blackpool,Stirling, Perth, Highland, Hexham and Glasgow.

Please follow these links for selected Journal extracts.

New Flowers In The N.W. Himalaya  by Margaret and Henry Taylor  - Rock Garden January 1998
In the high valleys of Georgia  by Michael J B Almond  - Rock Garden June 2001
Bulbs From Seed  byJ. Ian Young  - Rock Garden January 2002

Journal Index

Please click here to open the most up to date Journal Index in a new window. Many thanks to SRGC stalwart Glassford Sprunt for his continued massive effort compiling this index and keeping it up to date. The index can be used in conjunction with the Journal Archive below as well as with printed journals you may have.

N.B. In February 2013 Glassford Sprunt was awarded a Certificate of Merit from the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society in recognition of his highly regarded and significant contribution to horticulture and gardening in Scotland. Click here to see photos of the presentation. 

SRGC Secretary's Pages for  January 2015:  click here

Journal Archive

In accordance with the SRGC policy of openness and sharing of knowledge we have created an archive of past Journals for pubic viewing. Please select the Journal(s) you wish to view from the links below. The journals will open in a new window. More journals will be added to the archive on a continuous basis.

SRGC 1933 - 2013   80th Anniversary

As part of our 80th Birthday Celebrations, The Rock Garden issues 114 to 125 have been added to this freely available archive.

December 2014: Journals issues 128 and 129 added.

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