In this #BulbLog #IanYoung is preparing for the new season as well as looking back through this year. Follow this link to read - free - srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/20…

Always exciting to see the range of fine plants from Hartside! See them soon @DunblaneHall on 22nd February - all welcome!!

Are you a student of horticulture who loves alpines & rock garden plants, plants for the wild garden, bulbs etc? Scottish Rock Garden Club offers free online membership to such students - register here srgc.net/membership/ then email us to apply: [email protected]

Bookings coming in fast, get your place booked!!

Crevice troughs make a great home for all sorts of alpines & are good fun to make too -sure @AlpineGardenSoc will agree! Scottish Rock Garden Club has more international crevice garden experts coming to work at @NTSInverewe in Sept. kenton j seth Julia Corden #JacobMares #IanYoung

Lovely plants @AlpineGardenSoc show today - Farrer Medal for best plant in show to Dionysia aretioides shown by Frank & Barbara Hoyle - well done!!

Beautiful Dionysia at the RBG Edinburgh #rbge

RBG Edinburgh Alpine House looking very colourful today #rbge #alpines #scottishrock #edinburgh

Now may be a good time to get your plants delivered to your door by Mail Order. Check our catalogue on our website plantswithaltitude.co.uk Lots of lovely plants for your troughs, rock garden and shady border. We have reduced our P&P to £6.00 for orders of 5 plants or more.

So many super nurseries like this in our SRGC list of specialist nurseries -to aid retail therapy- download here files.srgc.net/journals/Nurse… Heed cheering up in isolation? See the HUGE resource of articles, photos etc at srgc.net All free!!

Another super specialist alpine nursery making efforts to conquer the virus pandemic crisis show cancellations - well done!

Understandable decision in the current situation - same one already taken by Scottish Rock Garden Club for it's grants.

Meconopsis integrifolia in my own garden.

Trillium erectum instagram.com/p/B_uTc40AS8Rz…

This week's flower from Perthshire is the Alpine Gentian (Gentiana nivalis)! These solitary, pericing blue flowers atop a slender stem are among the gems of the highest peak in Perthshire hills, Ben Lawers. Only blooming in sunshine, Pic ©AndrewGagg #ScottishCountyFlowers

A few views from our President Julia Corden of the crevice garden @InvereweGarden, built last year by Scottish Rock Garden Club with #PaulSpriggs, #ZdenekZvolanek & #IanYoung -planted with New Zealand Plants National Trust for Scotland @NTS_SHG @scottishgdns Kevin Frediani @AlpineGardenSoc Hardy Plant Society

Great news! Congratulations, David!

These very tiny Eranthis flowers are truly captivating!

Link for these talks now online here: srgc.net/add-event-2022… Hope many #NewZealanders #USA and #Canada, #Continentals, #Scandanavians et al will be able to join us tomorrow morning!

HRH the Queen Mother was our much-loved patron for many years so it is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, another supporter of nature and horticulture. Our condolences are sent to the Royal Family.