A BUSY TIME IN THE ALPINE HOUSE.
With long spells of sunshine during the day and cold frosty nights things are really starting to happen in the alpine house. The Dionysias are still in full bloom as are the Allionii and alpine Primulas. The Lewisias are also growing fast and a ... [... more] Suite101
Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country Excellent all-in-one guide: "A Naturalist's Guide to the Canyon Country" is an excellent overview of the natural history of the Colorado Plateau, and especially valuable for first time visitors and amateur naturalists. When my sister brought [... more]
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The Mountains of California the world of muir: muir describes the sierras with detail and love. he is one of the few authors who is content just to be in and describe a landscape. and what a description!. he describes the evolution of glaciaral lakes to the hights of mount ritter [... more]
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Mountain Area Research And Management Author: Martin Price Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 333.73 EAN: 9781844074273 ISBN: 1844074277 Number Of Pages: 316 Publication Date: 2007-08-01 [... more]
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Cyclamen in the alpine house. Part 1.
While I often write about cyclamen in the garden, and indeed in my garden they grow like weeds, it is in the alpine house that they can be seen in all their glory. When my new alpine house was erected one side was devoted almost entirely to ... [... more] Suite101
Planting an alpine trough garden
Alpine trough gardens are like miniature rock gardens -- they're the creme de la creme of container gardens. Plant one for a sunny area of your garden with these instructions. All winter long I told myself that I would make one of those rugged, ... [... more] Suite101
Making Way for a New Alpine House
Taking down the garden shed to make way for a new Alpine house. Taking down the garden shed to make way for a new Alpine house Northerly winds and heavy showers had me retreating to shelter for most of the week, and made outside gardening most ... [... more] Suite101
Mountain Press -- Alpine Flowers and Birding Stories
Mountain Press publishes various field guides on assorted subjects. Those about alpine plants and a book about birding in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are reviewed this week. Do you enjoy well illustrated plant guides geared towards a specific ... [... more] Suite101
New Zealand Alpine Bulbinella
Ross Graham collects and distributes New Zealand Alpine Plants. Read his descriptive discussion on the wonderful New Zealand Bulbinella species. Home » Plants & Animals » Bulbs & Plants » New Zealand Alpine Bulbinella New [... more] Suite101