The Rock Garden Our twice yearly journal is one of the world's best publications for rock gardeners. Interesting, informative and illustrated in colour, it contains articles on all aspects of rock gardening and propagation of alpines: construction of rock gardens; plant portraits; and plants in the wild. It is written for both experts and beginners and aims to mirror the wide ranges of interests and skills of our members. Please follow these links for selected Journal extracts. New Flowers In The N.W. Himalaya by Margaret and Henry Taylor - Rock Garden January 1998 In the high valleys of Georgia by Michael J B Almond - Rock Garden June 2001 Bulbs From Seed by Ian Young - Rock Garden January 2002

Latest Issue - THE ROCK GARDEN 120 January 2008 The SRGC is 75 this year: this issue of the journal celebrates the anniversary with an varied mix of events, prizes, members' recollections, plant hunting expeditions, hernia-inducing rock techniques, perfect show plants, and book reviews. At the rather wet beginning of the Scottish 2008, we give you some of the flavour and history of the wonderful rock gardens of the Czech Republic, together with Zdenek Zvolánek's spirited and enthusiastic advocacy of Campanula choruhensis as the best campanula. Even during your own worst weather, remember how beautiful alpines may thrive even north of the Arctic Circle: Arve Elvebakk describes the amazingly colourful and diverse collections of the Tromsø Botanic Garden, while Johanna Leven blends her youthful joie de vivre with an expeditionary account of the plants of Svalbard. Oriental and Occidental opposites are represented by Jane Armstrong's colourfully illustrated expedition to Yunnan and Bobby Ward's account of plants of the American South-East and the pressures they face. For those with their feet more firmly planted in their own gardens, Peter Korn offers a clear and physically challenging view of how to build crevice gardens, Jeff Irons reviews the potential of the conifers of the southern hemisphere, and the Hortax group offers an authoritative insight into the complexities of plant naming: if only your editor were more familiar with this work! The journal always aims to show the month to month activities of members. For many people these culminate in the definitive exhibits at our regular shows. Thanks to the effort of show secretaries and photographers, there are accounts of recent shows at Aberdeen, Newcastle, Glasgow and the annual Discussion Weekend, held in 2007 on Clydeside. Anton Edwards, Editor

^ back to the top ^