The Feb. 2010 newsletter is online in .pdf format here:
http://www.acnargs.org/newsletter/201002.pdf
Enjoy
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Seed exchange deadline extended to Feb. 15
From Joyce Fingerut, director, NARGS Seed Exchange:
The deadline for receiving Seed Exchange orders has been extended to Monday, February 15th, giving NARGS members an extra weekend to pore over the Seed List and send in their requests.
View the 2009-2010 Seed List and ordering instructions at:
There are still many desirable seeds available. Please be sure to indicate whether you would also like to receive the list of Surplus Seeds, which can be ordered in March, and send a self-addressed, self-adhesive mailing label.
Chapter Chairs: Please remind your members that the Seedex is on-line this year. Those chapter members who do not yet belong to NARGS (national) may join now and be eligible to order seeds.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Your input needed for spring trip plans
From Susanne Lipari:
BZ Marranca and I took on planning a spring/summer trip. We had a couple of thoughts regarding this trip:
Below is a suggested tour. Please give us feed-back to let us know if we should get down to more detailed planning, or if we should look at an altogether different itinerary. If you tell us to abandon this one, please suggest alternatives. (sel3@cornell.edu or mmm10@cornell.edu)
The center point is a visit to the rock garden at the New York Botanical Garden with hopefully a tour given by Jody Payne, the curator who gave a presentation to the chapter in October 2008. Surrounding this are several other locations and combinations of locations that would allow different people to take part in all or just some of the visits.
Day 1: Stonecrop - If people feel strongly about attending the NARGS sale, the trip would would have to start on Saturday, April 24. However, on our last visit there, some of us thought that the end of April was too early for a visit there and the garden would be more beautiful a couple of weeks later. Since Stonecrop (www.stonecrop.org) is open to the public on the 1st and 3rd. Saturday of the month, that would mean May 1 or June 5, since the third weekend in May is the high school plant sale and we can't plan a trip then. In any case, the visit to Stonecrop could be followed by a visit to Storm King (www.stormking.org) and a night spent at a motel somewhere north of New York City.
Day 2: New York Botanical Garden (www.nybg.org) - Guided tour. After that, people interested could either spend more time there or visit Wave Hill (www.wavehill.org), which is fairly close, also in the North Bronx. Return to Ithaca afterward, or drive to Long Island to spend the night in an Inn near the next day's destination:
Day 3: Planting Fields Arboretum (www.plantingfields.org) and after that head back to Ithaca.
What we like about this trip that people could either go along for the whole trip, or join for any one of the events that fit into their schedule. If this trip appeals to the membership, we will find some nurseries on Long Island to visit.
BZ Marranca and I took on planning a spring/summer trip. We had a couple of thoughts regarding this trip:
- More visiting than driving.
- An itinerary that allows members with jobs to participate as much as they like.
- Inspiring gardens and fun plant shopping.
Below is a suggested tour. Please give us feed-back to let us know if we should get down to more detailed planning, or if we should look at an altogether different itinerary. If you tell us to abandon this one, please suggest alternatives. (sel3@cornell.edu or mmm10@cornell.edu)
The center point is a visit to the rock garden at the New York Botanical Garden with hopefully a tour given by Jody Payne, the curator who gave a presentation to the chapter in October 2008. Surrounding this are several other locations and combinations of locations that would allow different people to take part in all or just some of the visits.
Day 1: Stonecrop - If people feel strongly about attending the NARGS sale, the trip would would have to start on Saturday, April 24. However, on our last visit there, some of us thought that the end of April was too early for a visit there and the garden would be more beautiful a couple of weeks later. Since Stonecrop (www.stonecrop.org) is open to the public on the 1st and 3rd. Saturday of the month, that would mean May 1 or June 5, since the third weekend in May is the high school plant sale and we can't plan a trip then. In any case, the visit to Stonecrop could be followed by a visit to Storm King (www.stormking.org) and a night spent at a motel somewhere north of New York City.
Day 2: New York Botanical Garden (www.nybg.org) - Guided tour. After that, people interested could either spend more time there or visit Wave Hill (www.wavehill.org), which is fairly close, also in the North Bronx. Return to Ithaca afterward, or drive to Long Island to spend the night in an Inn near the next day's destination:
Day 3: Planting Fields Arboretum (www.plantingfields.org) and after that head back to Ithaca.
What we like about this trip that people could either go along for the whole trip, or join for any one of the events that fit into their schedule. If this trip appeals to the membership, we will find some nurseries on Long Island to visit.
Seed starting info
From Susanne Lipari:
The Ontario Rock Garden and Hardy Plant Society has a very informative germination guide to over 6,000 species. The ones I had not found anywhere else were represented:
http://www.onrockgarden.com/guide/seedguide.htm
The Ontario Rock Garden and Hardy Plant Society has a very informative germination guide to over 6,000 species. The ones I had not found anywhere else were represented:
http://www.onrockgarden.com/guide/seedguide.htm
Art to drive away your winter blues
Here are two Ithaca art exhibitions worth checking out:
Living Light: A Celebration of the Finger Lakes Flora - Tompkins County Public Library through March 26. Juried art show organized by the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society features 50 artists celebrating the beauty and diversity of our region's wild plants and fungi in a wide array of media and styles.
Chronicling Brief Lives: Botanical Portraits in Water Color – Mann Library, Cornell University through February 24. Showcases the award-winning botanical illustrations of milly archarya, a long-time Ithaca resident.
Living Light: A Celebration of the Finger Lakes Flora - Tompkins County Public Library through March 26. Juried art show organized by the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society features 50 artists celebrating the beauty and diversity of our region's wild plants and fungi in a wide array of media and styles.
Chronicling Brief Lives: Botanical Portraits in Water Color – Mann Library, Cornell University through February 24. Showcases the award-winning botanical illustrations of milly archarya, a long-time Ithaca resident.
NARGS Eastern Winter Study Weekend
March 19-21
Eastern Winter Study Weekend, Devens, Massachusetts.
More info.
Want to share transportation? Contact: John Gilrein, basecamp@alum.syracuse.edu, 315-492-0844.
Eastern Winter Study Weekend, Devens, Massachusetts.
More info.
Want to share transportation? Contact: John Gilrein, basecamp@alum.syracuse.edu, 315-492-0844.
Designing with Native Plants Symposium
March 5-6:
Ithaca's 2nd Annual Designing with Native Plants Symposium
More info: www.cayugawaterfronttrail.com/
Ithaca's 2nd Annual Designing with Native Plants Symposium
More info: www.cayugawaterfronttrail.com/
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