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Our members care about studying, conserving, and cultivating some of our planet's most interesting plants, many of which are only found in our most at-risk environments. We focus on plants from many ecosystems, ranging from those found on high alpine peaks down to bogs, woodlands, and deserts.

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Selected Articles From Our Quarterly Publications

Growing Alpines in Central Asia

Alexander Podshivailov

Hello, I’m Alexander, and this is my lovely garden, situated right in the middle of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Recent Advances In Sempervivum Breeding

Kevin C. Vaughn

When I stated breeding sempervivum in 1964, the best coloration of the rosettes was early in the spring which sadly faded to uninteresting greens and dirty tans. Helen Payne, the matriarch of the...

Pruhonice botanical gardens in the Czech Republic

The Early Origins Of Rock Gardening

Connor Smith

In the early 1540s the first botanic gardens in Europe began to form, principally as medical gardens. This began with the local flora and then, in the 1600s, started to include species from throughout...

Chalk Mountain, Wyoming, In July

Tony Reznicek

Among the very nice field trips at the NARGS Annual meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming, was a day at Chalk Mountain (Carbon County). This is a low, flat-topped mountain with friable limestones and...

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Mien Ruys: The Mother of Modernist Gardens

Mien Ruys: The Mother of Modernist Gardens by Julia Crawford. Lund Humphries, London, 2023. 144 pp. $79.99 list, $56.42 Amazon. Mien Ruys was an influential garden designer pioneering the modernist style. She designed over 3,000

Androsace sarmentosa

Description and General Information: Androsace sarmentosa is mostly known in cultivation by its subspecies primuloides. In some literature it is called Androsace primuloides.

NARGS connects like-minded people in many ways, from our publications to exclusive events, local and national meetings, and workshops where you can learn how to cultivate these plants in unique gardens, containers and how to propagate them. NARGS lectures bring many of the world's leading botanical specialists to our members and our annual seed exchange is world renown. NARGS Tours offers extraordinary opportunities for botanizing trips lead by expert guides bringing our members face to face with the world's rarest flora and the most exotic of cultures. Our exploration and study trips have opened doors to hard-to-access botanical hotspots such as Western China, the Himalaya, and the Patagonian Andes.

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