{"id":4290,"date":"2014-09-03T04:54:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-08-13T17:48:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T21:48:32","slug":"sante-fe-botanizing-forest-and-sub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardern.co.za\/2014\/09\/sante-fe-botanizing-forest-and-sub\/","title":{"rendered":"SANTE FE – BOTANIZING THE SUB ALPINE ZONES WITH NARGS MEMBERS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A just past prime Spotted Coralroot or Corallorhiza maculate blooms near the Santa Fe Basin Ski area.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\nOne of the best things about attending a North American Rock Garden Society meeting? Well, it’s hard to tell. It might be the in-depth presentations by world class rock gardeners and botanists, or it may just be all of the amazing inspiring members who attend these annual events. The local garden tours are inspiring and impressive, as is the incredible plant sale – where some of the rarest and hard to find plants can be purchased from local nurseries, some long before most ever become available elsewhere – but I have to admit that my favorite part is the botanizing with friends – fellow plant geeks and plant lovers. There is always the hiking on trails and subalpine meadows in and around spectacular Santa Fe, New Mexico. Honestly, I loved it all.<\/div>\n
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\nThis year, I am so honored to announce to my readers that I have been nominated and voted in as the new president of the North American Rock Garden Society – a tremendous honor and responsibility in the plant world, and one which I intend to leverage, as I have a great affinity for all plant societies, and in this one in particular. Rock gardening is very inclusive – it covers the culture and study of high elevation alpine plants, naturally, but also includes woodland treasures, ephemerals, wild flowers and native plants, ferns, bulbs, trees and much more. Essentially, rock gardening today encompasses much more than merely rock gardens and alpine plants. The society attracts those who care about preservations, botanical diversity, wild species and native genera seed collecting and the study of many types of interesting plants. Some may consider NARGS to be an elite society, but I like to think of it as a plant society for those who really love plants, and for those who want to learn more. I encourage you all to consider a membership, to check out our beautiful color quarterly journal, and to participate in the annual NARGS seed sale. Feel free to learn more about NARGS here at our website<\/a>.<\/div>\n