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NARGS Annual Meeting: A Higher State - Steppe to Alpine will be held in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- June 23-27th 2016 - and the Scottish Rock Garden Club is pleased to be spreading the word to encourage visitors!
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=13780.0
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Brian Whyer
The post conference trip to N
Wed, 12/23/2015 - 3:07amThe post conference trip to N. Wyoming seems to be the same area as that of the 2006 Snowbird conference pctrip. Can someone who knows the area and maybe went on the 2006 with us remind me how this may differ, apart from timing, as we were a little late in the season last time? My records are not good enough to compare with the description in the journal. I recall some of us passed on the Cody museums and went to see "wild horses" in the nearby badlands instead.
Margaret Young
Facebook posts suggest that
Wed, 01/13/2016 - 8:54amFacebook posts suggest that online booking , having been delayed, will open today 13th January. I'm being contacted by SRGC members via our notice about the event to say they cannot find this booking link. It's been posted that a copy of the mail-in form is available online meantime - but I cannot find that. Members wishing to come are worried by posts that the post-conference tour is fully booked before they've had a chance to book - Help needed , please!
Fermi de Sousa
It's a shame that we
Mon, 02/15/2016 - 12:03amIt's a shame that we originally had a commitment in June that stopped me from booking as it's about time we got back to the US for a NARGS conference (Bobby Ward has been telling me for years!). Sadly the other event got canceled and I hear that the trips are now booked out! Maybe next year!
cheers
fermi
Margaret Young
We're delighted to hear that
Mon, 06/20/2016 - 3:41amWe're delighted to hear that the pre-conference tour is going well and that members are arriving to enjoy the wildflowers - see some early photos in the SRGC Forum thread on the event : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=13780.msg360182#msg360182
Have a wonderful conference!
Fermi de Sousa
Hi Maggi,
Sat, 06/25/2016 - 4:00amHi Maggi,
Thanks for doing that!
I'm so sorry we didn't get there and the pictures people are posting on FB really are great! (But I'm not on FB so glad you are re-posting.)
I think we visited Yampa Botanic Park in 1999 - it certainly has gone ahead in the past 17 years!
cheers
fermi
Harold Peachey
For pictures and comments
Tue, 06/28/2016 - 10:34amFor pictures and comments regarding the NARGS annual meeting go to the SRGC forum
Fermi de Sousa
Yes, Maggi has been busy re
Tue, 06/28/2016 - 8:50pmYes, Maggi has been busy re-posting pics from Julia and others!
It looks to have been a great conference and some great gardens/tours
cheers
fermi
Claire Cockcroft
Here are a few pictures from
Wed, 07/06/2016 - 3:47pmHere are a few pictures from the conference. We visited a wonderful garden in Steamboat Springs: Yampa River Botanic Park. It featured a very nice rock garden.
Claire Cockcroft
Around Steamboat Springs you
Wed, 07/06/2016 - 3:49pmAround Steamboat Springs you could see fields of Wyethia amplexicaulis dotted with Castilleja sulphurea.
Claire Cockcroft
I hiked the Mad Creek / Red
Wed, 07/06/2016 - 3:52pmI hiked the Mad Creek / Red Dirt Trail. The Flat Tops were visible in the distance.
Claire Cockcroft
The trail was fairly easy
Wed, 07/06/2016 - 3:57pmThe trail was fairly easy with a lot of things to see. I was surprised to see Campanula rotundifolia looking so sturdy and upright. In my garden it flops.
Claire Cockcroft
It wouldn't be Colorado
Wed, 07/06/2016 - 4:00pmIt wouldn't be Colorado without aspens. Aquilegia caerulea grew in their shade. Eriogonum subalpinum preferred a sunnier aspect.
Claire Cockcroft
The second day I hiked along
Wed, 07/06/2016 - 4:03pmThe second day I hiked along Sarvis Creek. In the deep shade you could find Corallorhiza wisteriana. In the sun, lupines filled the fields.
Claire Cockcroft
I almost forgot Penstemon
Wed, 07/06/2016 - 4:10pmI almost forgot Penstemon strictus. The color was so intense, I took many pictures. Here are a few.
Claire Cockcroft
Driving southwest of
Wed, 07/06/2016 - 4:13pmDriving southwest of Steamboat Springs, I encountered a very difference landscape on my way to Vail. I think the yucca was Y. harrimaniae.
Claire Cockcroft
My last stop was at the Betty
Wed, 07/06/2016 - 4:24pmMy last stop was at the Betty Ford Alpine Garden in Vail. Candelabra primulas obviously liked it there. The rockeries were well-designed. My photo of the alpine house doesn't do it justice. Nick Courtens and Kenton Seth masterfully laid out the tufa. Very impressive!
Claire Cockcroft
Half the fun of being in
Wed, 07/06/2016 - 4:30pmHalf the fun of being in Colorado was visiting with old friends and meeting new ones. Tony Reznicek, Janet Novak and Marcella Ferreyra, Johan Nillson, Julia Corden, and Mary Ellen Asmundson.
Margaret Young
Thanks for sharing photos,
Thu, 07/07/2016 - 3:28amThanks for sharing photos, Claire - seems like a really super trip - and the weather held out well too, eh?
Harold Peachey
Thank you for sharing on this
Thu, 07/07/2016 - 3:45amThank you for sharing on this forum-have been enjoying Maggie's reposts on SRGC also
Margaret Young
Thanks, Harold. SRGC likes
Thu, 07/07/2016 - 5:58amThanks, Harold. SRGC likes to support our pals wherever possible.
Claire Cockcroft
I'm happy to say the weather
Thu, 07/07/2016 - 9:06amI'm happy to say the weather was fairly cooperative except for the first evening in Steamboat Springs. During the lecture, thunder, lightning and wind accompanied pounding hail. Those of us with rental cars were relieved to see no hail damage!
I should thank Mike Kintgen and his host of volunteers from both Denver and Steamboat Springs. It took an extra effort to smooth over bumps in transportation. Well done!
Fermi de Sousa
Glad you enjoyed the
Sun, 07/10/2016 - 6:33amGlad you enjoyed the Conference, Claire, and have shared these pics with the Forum.
Have they announced where the 2017 Conference will be held?
One day I'll get back to the States for a NARGS event!
cheers
fermi
Claire Cockcroft
Hi, Fermi,
Sun, 07/10/2016 - 8:55amHi, Fermi,
The only announcement was for the 2018 AGM, to be held in Newfoundland. Todd Boland gave a brief presentation on the last night of the conference.
...Claire
Margaret Young
Delighted to see , elsewhere
Fri, 07/29/2016 - 8:40amDelighted to see , elsewhere on this site this announcement :
NARGS Steamboat Springs Awards - 2016
Peter George, chair of the NARGS Awards Committee, has announced the recipients of the 2016 awards presented at the annual meeting in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, June 22 - 27.
Linc and Timmy Foster Millstream Award for Outstanding Garden
Jacques and Andrea Thompson, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Shirley Friberg, Roseville, Minnesota
Edgar T. Wherry Award for dissemination of botanical and/or horticultural information about native North American plants
Mike Kintgen, Denver, Colorado
Award of Merit for service to NARGS and who are of demonstrated plantsmanship
Nicola Ripley, Vail, Colorado
Kenton Seth, Grand Junction, Colorado
VERY WELL DONE TO ALL RECIPIENTS OF THESE AWARDS!
Richard T. Rodich
These reports have made me
Thu, 07/07/2016 - 1:41pmThese reports have made me very envious of those who attended. We'll be visiting with our Minnesota attendee this Saturday. Can't wait to here her stories....