NARGS Seed Packaging Session
Quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson*
“I am present at the sowing of the seed of the world.
With a geometry of sunbeams, the soul lays the foundations of nature”
By Panayoti Kelaidis
I am not sure if we can promise that your soul will be laying any foundations if you join us in January for the second [and I assure you the LAST] edition of “Rocky Mountain Chapter fulfills the second phase of the NARGS seed exchange”. What we CAN promise is that you will learn a lot about seed, about what gardeners around the world are interested in and that you’ll meet some other wonderful members of our chapter and have a good time.
The NARGS seed exchange is one of a kind: there are actually quite a few rock garden societies on the planet—from the Czech Republic to New Zealand. Canada has TWO not including NARGS (which encompasses most of Canada incidentally). The British Isles have several. All have terrific seedlists—but NARGS is not only especially large in quantities of seed, it is INDEXED BY DONOR,
so you can see who to thank when you obtain some treasure you’ve yearned for all your life! Or you can eventually let them know they sent you the wrong seed (not everything is always perfect).
I have personally sent in seed to NARGS for nearly a half century, and this exchange has been the source of some of the greatest treasures I’ve obtained over the years. I wrote a long blog post once about this very subject you enjoy perusing. https://prairiebreak.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-tale-of-seeds-and-wonderall-about.html
Just as in January of last year, we will be housing the exchange in the Evergreen Room B, located on the second floor of the Marnie’s Pavilion. Marnie’s Pavilion is located direct west of the DBG conservatory. Evergreen Room B is right next to the entrance to the Horticulture Department offices.
Because the room is not huge, we are limiting people working on the exchange to a maximum of 10 people at a time. Please book a no cost ticket for a seat in any of the sessions below to reserve your space. You can book more than one session if you wish to participate for a full day. If a session is filled, it will become unavailable. There are two sessions each day that are either
- 9:00 – 12:30 pm
- 12:30 – 4:00 pm
Thank you in advance for volunteering! I look forward to seeing you in January!
Panayoti Kelaidis