The Crevice - The Journal of the AGCVI
The Crevice is a valued publication by our Editor Valerie Melanson.
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The Crevice 2018
The Crevice # 46 - Spring 2018 Part 1
Eswyn Garden Report: Gift of Saxifrage, by Karen Unruh
Rex Murfitt, by June Strandberg
Wild Orchids & Other Wild Flowers of Southern Italy 2018, by Marion Summerer
Visit to Vel & Dan’s Garden, June 4, 2018, by Valerie Melanson
My Trip to Iran, by Judy Millicheap
Plant Portrait: Verbascum acaule, by Ger van den Beuken
Spring: What’s New in My Garden: Paddy Mark, Lori Pross, Linda Der
The Crevice #46 - Spring 2018 Part 2
Plant Portrait: Saxifraga oppositifolia, by David Sellars
Some Irises Flowering for the First Time, Spring 2017, by Ian Efford
New Iris in Editor’s Garden, Spring 2018, by Valerie Melanson
Coming in the Summer Issue: Visit to Shane & Dany’s Gardens.
The Crevice 2017
The Crevice #45-Early Spring 2017 Part 1
Upcoming Events
Eswyn Alpine & Rock Garden Report: 3 Crocuses
Plant Portrait: Nototriche macleanii
Meeting Report
The Crevice #45 -Early Spring 2017-Part 2
VIRAGS Spring Show & Sale March 17-18
Whats New In my Garden- Paddy Mark, Vel Rhodes & Dan Schwarz, June Strandberg & David Sellars
The Crevice #45-Early Spring 2017-Part 3
Canadian Bred Reticulata-Down the Road -Alan McMurtrie
Small Daphnes and their cultivation-Jiri Papousek
Tunneling into First Class Rock Gardening- Zdenek Zvolanek & Jiri Papousek
Photos From AGC Spring Show & Sale
The Crevice 2016
The Crevice #40-Early Spring 2016-Part 1
Events Report
Eswyn Alpine & Rock Garden Report
Plant Portrait- Morisia monanthos
Kabschia Saxifrages by David Sellars
The Crevice #40-Early Spring 2016-Part 2
Spring Ephemerals by Terry Taylor
What's New In my Garden
AGCVI Activities Report
The Crevice #41-Spring-Summer 2016-Part 1
Eswyn Garden Report
AGCVI Special Event Reports
*Road Trip to Beacon Hill Park
*Malcolm McGregor Visit
*David Sellars Visit
The Crevice #41-Spring-Summer 2016-Part 2
Report From One Corner of the Czech Karst by ZdenÄ›k Zvolánek & Zdena Zvolánková, Czech Republic
Canadian Bred Reticulata Iris by Alan McMurtrie
The Crevice #42-Late Summer 2016
Upcoming Events-Mike Dintgen from Denver Botanic Garden
AGCVI Activity Report: July 25th Trough /Dish Garden Workshop
Plant Portrait: Campanula peshmenii
Report on NARGS Conference at Steamboat Springs, CO, by Malcom McGregor
The Crevice #43-Fall 2016
Upcoming Events
News from the Beauty Slope, by ZdenÄ›k Zvolánek
JiÅ™í Papoušek’s Alpine Tunnel
Eswyn Alpine & Rock Garden Report
Key to Growing Meconopsis, by David Sellars
Plant Portrait: Dionysia bryoides
AGCVI Event Reports: Frank Hovenden & Mike Kintgen
What’s New in My Garden
The Crevice #44-Winter 2016/2017
New Website Address
Eswyn Alpine & Rock Garden Report
Four Erythronium of Vancouver Island, by Paul Spriggs
Plant Portrait: Dionysia aretioides
AGCVI Meeting Reports
What’s New in My Garden
The Crevice 2015
Upcoming Events
Garden Reports: Darts Hill by David Sellars & Lohbrunner Alpine Garden by Brent Hine
Seedy Saturday 2015 & Booker Visit to Paradise Meadows
Statice of Miniature Status”, by Kenton Seth
“Alpine Shrubs in the Crevice Garden at Eswyn Alpine & Rock Garden”, by Karen Unruh
“Thlaspi with Leaves of a Daisy”, by ZdenÄ›k Zvolánek
Interesting Website: GLORIA - http://www.gloria.ac.at/
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Upcoming Events
Eswyn Alpine & Rock Garden Open House Report by Karen Unruh:
Information on 3 plants: Syringa microphylla superba, Fragaria ‘Pink Panda’, Anthyllis
vulneraria v. coccinea
Dwarf Ferns by Todd Boland
What's New In My Garden
Reports on AGCVI Activities: Talks by David Sellars
Upcoming Events
Plant Portraits: Lilium pyrenaicum & Ranunculus parnassifolius, by David Sellars
AGCVI Activities Reports: Garden Visits
Garden Tour
Trip to Paradise Meadows
Krista Kaptein’s Visit to AGCVI
What’s New in My Garden
Photos from Our Hikes on the Beaufort Range this Summer
Plant Portrait: Edraianthus serbicus
Upcoming AGCVI Events
Eswyn’s Alpine & Rock Garden Report
AGCVI Activities Reports:
Tufa Dish Garden Report
Manning Park Exploratory Trip
Seen at Eswyn’s Garden
Visit to VIRAGS’ Beacon Hill Garden
Plant Portrait: Galanthus reginae-olgae ssp. reginae-olgae
What’s New in My Garden
Plant Portrait: Gentiana sino-ornata
The Crevice #39-Winter 2015/2016-Part 1
Upcoming Events
Update on the Tufa House
Favourite Plants in the Tromsø Arctic Alpine Botanic Garden in 2015
Follow up on Issue # 38 – Bernie Guyader sends in a solution and some photos
The Crevice #39-Winter 2015/2016-Part 2
New “Steppes” book by Denver Botanic Gardens
“What Makes Northwest Colorado So Special”, by Mike Kintgen
“Guts of a New Crevice Garden in Dry Western USA”, by Kenton J. Seth
“Winter Work”, by ZdenÄ›k Zvolánek
New Iris reticulata introductions for the Rock Garden from Alan McMurtrie
Alpine Flora of Mountain Arrowsmith, by David Sellars
AGCVI Activity Reports
What’s New in My Garden
The Crevice 2014
Upcoming Events
Tufa Crevice Garden at Darts Hill Garden, by David Sellars
Plant Portraits: Simple Sanguinaria canadensis ‘Amy’, by Zdenek Zvolánek
Sweet Daphne from Bohemia (Daphne cneorum ‘Sweet Rock’), by Zdenek Zvolánek
Saxifraga ferruginea syn. Micranthes ferruginea, by Valerie Melanson
An Unexpected Pest, by Mike Miller
What’s New in My Garden
From the Botanic Gardens – RBG Edinburgh and BG Hof
Eswyn’s Alpine & Rock Garden Report
Recent AGCVI Meetings: January 27th & Seedy Saturday, Feb 1st.
Next AGCVI Meeting: Hans Roemer on “Growing Bulbs on the dry side of VI
Pulsatilla grandis, by ZdenÄ›k Zvolánek
Seed Sowing Info from Lori Pross
Another Tug on Those Shoestrings: Tighter! Tighter!, by Kenton Seth
What’s New in My Garden
Upcoming Events
Report on Hans Roemer talk at AGCVI, February 24th
Tips on Starting Bulbs from Seed
Fritillaria eduardii, by Joyce Carruthers and ZdenÄ›k Zvolánek
What’s New in My Garden
Upcoming Special Events
Kenton Seth on Crevice Garden advantages on plains of Colorado
Other Upcoming Events: MARS “From Rhodos to Rock Gardens”, May 14th
AGCVI Activity Reports: Revamp of Milner Green Roof
AGCBC Meeting & visit to EH Lohbrunner Alpine Garden, UBC
Walk along Morrison Creek
What’s New in My Garden
What is this Plant?
Chris Chadwell 2014 Expedition
Upcoming Events – AGCVI & Others
AGCVI Activity Reports – Plant Sale Prep & MARS Sale, VIRAGS Show & Sale
Eswyn Garden Report
What’s New In My Garden
What is this Plant? – Boechera lyallii ID CONFIRM & Cerastium alpinum
AGCVI Upcoming Events: Cliff Booker Visit,
AGCVI Event Reports: Plant Sale at QB Farmers’ Market
Plant Portrait: Dicentra ‘Burning Hearts
Plant Portrait: Iris cycloglossa
What’s New in My Garden
What is That Plant? - Cerastium alpinum subsp. lanatum
AGCVI Events Report
Follow up on Plant Portrait: Iris cycloglossa, by Ian E. Efford
Plant Portrait: Iris bucharica, by John Moons
Eswyn Garden Report
What’s New in My Garden
What is this Plant?
Upcoming AGCVI Meetings, Other Events
Letter from Cliff & Sue Booker
Prague Rock Garden Club Show, May 2014 – by VítÄ›slav KÅ™enek & ZdenÄ›k Zvolánek
Plant Portrait: Saxifraga oppositifolia ‘Odeon’, by ZdenÄ›k Zvolánek
What’s New in My Garden
Eswyn Garden Report
The Crevice #33 September 2014
Upcoming AGCVI Meetings & Events
Letter from Kenton Seth & Plant List from “Wild West” talk
Reports on AGCVI Activities: Paradise Meadows Visits, 2014
The Crevice #34 Winter 2014-2015
Article by Kenton Seth on Ants: “Messy Roommates are finally useful in the rock garden”
Upcoming AGCVI Special Event
Follow up: Iris Cycloglossa: An Addendum, by Ian E. Efford
AGCVI Activities from 2014: Visits to the Comox Rec Centre Rock Garden of Dany Fortin
Gentiana sceptrum
The Crevice 2013
The Crevice-Past Issues 2011-2012
Alpine Gardens around the world
Upcoming Events-Zdenek Zvolanek
Follow Up on Crevice Garden Build
Good Reads
Propagation by June Strandberg
Growing Medium for Rock Garden Construction by David Sellars
List of Alpine Garden Clubs
Upcoming Events and Follow up on Events
Good Reads
A Few Tips on Pricking out & Potting up Seedlings-Valerie Melanson
The Story behind the Qualicum Beach Garden Club Website
Recipes-Coconut Slice, Snickerdoodles
Upcoming Events- Visit Van Dusen Gardens & David Sellars' Garden
Follow Up on Events
Lewisiopsis tweedyi Plant Portrait with photos
Good Reads and Useful Links
Calendar of Events
Report on Malcolm McGregor's talk on Saxifrages
Notes and Plant List from David Sellar's Presentation on "Alpine Jewels"
Article on Gentians
Photos of the Prague Rock Garden Show
Alpine Diary Report from Horsefly, BC
The Luxurious Simplicity of Lewisia 'Norma Jean' a photo essay by Grahame Ware
PHOTOS FROM VIRAGS SHOW & SALE with Visit to Gardens of Amanda Carruthers and Paul Spriggs
Upcoming Events
Eswyn Garden Report & Lewisias
Sources and Member Ads, Useful Links
June Strandberg's Trip to the UK
What's Blooming in the Garden
Plant Portraits: Eriogonum caespitosum & Penstemon fruticosus subsp. Scouleri ‘Albus'
Anne Ashberry and Miniature Gardens
June’s UK Trip – Wisley’s Crevice Garden
Visit to Bernie Guyader’s Garden
Rhododendron Lake Trip
Owl & Stump Nursery Visit
Road Trip to VIRAGS & Wrightman Visit
Up coming Events
New Crevice Garden in Bohemia by Z Zvolanek
What's New In My Garden
Eswyn Garden – Delosperma by Loraine Wilhelm
Plant Portraits by John Husbands - Polygala calcarea ‘Lillet’ & Dicentra cucullaria
Codonopsis by Valerie Melanson
Trip to the U.K.- RBG Kew Davies Alpine House by June Strandberg
Outings & Upcoming Events - Trip to Paradise Meadows
News From Eswyn's Garden
What's New in My Garden-David Sellars & Valerie Melanson
Useful Links and Member Ads
Plant Portrait - Primula scotica
The Crevice # 11 September 2012
Trip to the U.K. -Rock Gardens at Kew & Wisley, Chelsea Flower Show & The Eden Project in Cornwall
News From Eswyn's Garden
Outings and Events- Whistler/Blackcomb
Crevice in a Trough Seminar with Gordon Mackay
Suzy's Wedding
Useful Links and Other Events
What's New in My Garden-Amanda Carruthers - Caribou Crevices
Plant Portraits by John Husbands - Anthyllis montana 'Rubra' & Calceolaria tenella
Upcoming Meetings-Crevice Garden Workshop
David Sellars "Joy of Sax" Trip Postings, Good Reads
Seed Starting by Valerie Melanson, Seed Sources
Upcoming Events
Field Trip to Virags -Zdenek Zvolanek
In Memory of Eswyn
Good Reads