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Title: News from the North American Rock Garden Society AGM June 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on June 30, 2011, 09:49:02 PM
The North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS) held their AGM and conference  'DISCOVERING THE FLORA OF NEW ENGLAND' from June  17 to 19, 2011

It was a time for the election of a new President across the pond, and we welcome Peter George, of the Berkshire Chapter NARGS, Petersham, MA to that post.
Congratulations, Peter and good luck in your post.

The New NARGS Administrative Committee is :
President  Peter George
Vice President  Harvey Wrightman (of Wrightman Alpines)
Treasurer  Bill Adams
Recording Secretary  Barbara Wetzel
Director at Large  Betty Spar

And guess what else I discovered from the NARGS AGM, as found in the latest Berkshire Chapter newsletter.....
https://nargs.org/sites/default/files/chapter-newsletters/2011June.pdf (https://nargs.org/sites/default/files/chapter-newsletters/2011June.pdf)  .... it is the good news that SRGC Forumist and very active NARGS member, "astragalus" -  Anne Speigel  - received the Linc and Timmy Foster Millstream Garden Award, which reads "In recognition of her outstanding rock and alpine garden."

Other links :
https://nargs.org/private-gallery/anne-spiegels-garden (https://nargs.org/private-gallery/anne-spiegels-garden)
There is a description of Anne’s garden by Lori Chips in the March/April 2013 issue of the Oliver Nursery News  http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs165/1102192950330/archive/1112748379399.html#LETTER.BLOCK12 (http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs165/1102192950330/archive/1112748379399.html#LETTER.BLOCK12)


As we have seen form Anne's own pictures and those of Cliff Booker of Anne's garden, this is a very well deserved award. Many congratulations to Anne for this recognition of her beautiful garden.. and, I imagine she would say, her ongoing struggle against the 'antlered rats' which threaten it.  ;)
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