The Fells – Photo source: The Fells Chapter of NARGS
For readers of TheGardenLady.org who love alpine flowers and are interested in using them in their gardens or are planning on making a rock garden, or whatever, one of the best places known for their Alpine plant sales in the Eastern US is Stonecrop Gardens in NY. See here. They will be having their annual Alpine plant sale and tour of their Alpine plants this April.
Saturday, April 23: 5th Annual Alpine Plant Sale with Wrightman Alpines, Evermay Nursery, Garden Vision and more, 9am-3pm, $5/members-no charge
Thursday, April 28: Guided Garden Tour featuring Alpine Plants, 6-7pm, $10/members-no charge
On April 17 The New England chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society will be having a rare plant auction at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Mass.
See here.
It might not be too late for those living in England or visiting England to attend the 8th International Rock Garden Conference which will take place in Nottingham at the East Midlands Conference Centre from Thursday, 14 April to Sunday, 17 April 2011. Check the Alpine Garden Society website.
See here.
The North American Rock Garden Society of Minnesota’s Fells Chapter presents the 2011 NARGS Conference June 17-19, 2011 entitled DISCOVERING THE FLORA OF NEW ENGLAND, with post conference trip options on June 20. See here.
If readers of TheGardenLady.org know of other alpine conferences or sales that would be of interest to readers, please let us know.