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​RESOURCES

Check out links to other great sites and organizations!

PLANT & SEED SOURCES

  • ​Fraser's Thimble Farms, Salt Spring Island​ ​Mail Order or shop at the nursery
  • Wrightman Alpines Nursery​ ​Mail order alpine plants from New Brunswick​
  • Vojtêch Holubec ​Annual seed list, books and plant images

ALPINE & ROCK GARDEN CLUBS

Canadian

  • ​​​Alpine Gardeners of Central Vancouver Island
  • Alpine Garden Club of British Columbia
  • Ottawa Valley Rock Garden and Horticultural Society
  • Calgary Rock & Alpine Garden Society​
  • The Ontario Rock Garden & Hardy Plant Society For useful seed germination data​

International

  • ​​​North American Rock Garden Society
  • Alpine Garden Society
  • Scottish Rock Garden Club
  • The Cyclamen Society
  • The American Primrose Society
  • The American Conifer Society
  • The Pacific Bulb Society
  • International Rock Gardener
  • Ferns of the World

​BRITISH COLUMBIA GARDENS -- Many containing rock gardens

  • The Gardens of Government House Victoria, BC
  • The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific Victoria, BC, offers many garden courses and events
  • Hatley Park Gardens Victoria, BC, a national historic site at Royal Roads University
  • University of Victoria Finnerty Gardens Victoria, BC
  • University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research Vancouver, BC, includes forums for discussion of all gardening topics
  • Takata Japanese Garden Victoria, BC
  • The Abkhazi Garden Victoria, BC

LOCAL NATURE SOCIETIES

  • Friends of Beacon Hill Park
  • Native Plant Study Group
  • Victoria Horticultural Society
  • Victoria Natural History Society
  • Victoria Rhododendron Society

OTHER REFERENCES

  • E-Flora BC Electronic Atlas of BC Flora
  • UBC Botanical Garden
  • Mountain Flora Alpine flowers in their natural habitat
  • Primula World A visual reference and database for the genus primula run by Pam Eveleigh of Calgary
  • Paintbrush Gardens Kenton Seth's garden featuring good information on crevice gardens
  • Jan's Alpines The website of Harry Jans, a well-travelled rock & alpine gardener from the Netherlands, lots of good images
  • Seed Germination Theory & Practice This publication by Dr. Norman Deno is the definitive study on seed germination and is available as a free download.
  • Kids Guide to Gardening This is a wonderful site for kids and adults alike
  • Wild Flower Search
  • Pacific North West Wild Flowers
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