New Award -The Jim Archibald Award from RHS Joint Rock Committee.

[Maggi Young]

The RHS Joint Rock Committee met at the recent AGS show, held at RHS Hyde Hall.

RHS Joint Rock Committee presented its first annual award for the advancement of knowledge in the Science, Breeding, and Cultivation of alpine plants. This is called the Jim Archibald Award and was handed to Tim Lever at the Hyde Hall AGS Show last Saturday.

As can be seen from our committment to the ArchibaldArchive on srgc.net we're right behind this great new award from @RHSJointRock to commemorate Jim Archibald - many congrats to Tim Lever !


Tim Lever receives the Jim Archibald Award, from David Haselgrove


RHS statement on this award: Jim Archibald Award

After running a nursery for some years, Jim Archibald travelled the world collecting specimens and seeds. His annual seed lists offered a range of unusual and rare plants, and their introductions were always erudite, well informed and witty. This award in his name is presented by the RHS Alpine and Rock Garden Plant Committee in recognition of significant personal achievement relating to rock garden and alpine plants.



Rachel Lever with Tim and JA Award at Hyde Hall, 23rd October 2021

[Maggi Young]

The 2022 Jim Archibald award was presented by the RHS Joint Rock Committee to  Jon Evans, in recognition of his photography and his work with educational displays of alpine plants.
The award was presented by Joint Rock chairman David Haselgrove to Jon Evans  at an AGS Show in 2023.

 Photo by AGS  from Facebook



Jon is familiar to many of us for his displays and also his diary entries for the AGS website.

[Maggi Young]

The 2023 winner of the RHS Alpine and Rock Garden Plant Committee  ( formerly the RHS Joint Rock Committee)   Jim Archibald Award is Melvyn Jope.
  This taken from the Mediterranean plants and gardens society website:
 


Many congratulations, Melvyn!

[Maggi Young]

At RHS Wisley on 29th June 2024, David Haslegrove presented Melvyn Jope with the Archibald Award . Melvyn wrote on Facebook :
" A rewarding day for me at RHS Wisley today. Presented with the Jim Archibald Award, Jim was a friend from over forty years ago and a strong influence for me in all things botanical.
I have added two photos here of plants that l grew from seed he collected and which l still grow in our garden.
Rosa glauca which l think came from a collection in France and Acanthus dioscoridis var perringii from Turkey"








Photos presumeably by Olive Jope

Congratulations Melvyn!