So what is a conifer tree, anyway? While this seems like a simple question, it has a complicated answer. Most of us have a vague idea; it’s like, a pine tree, right? Well, pines are conifers, but why? And what else is a conifer and is it always a tree? Always evergreen? Always green?…
Warm up the short, chilly winter days by dreaming about gardens to see on the 2018 post-meeting tour! These are incredible gardens that you won’t want to miss. As always, thanks to the garden makers for opening their private spaces to us, and for providing most of this information. Chuck and Eileen Hutchison’s Garden The…
POST-MEETING TOUR (PMT) HIGHLIGHTS (editor’s note: this article was co-authored by Jennifer Harvey. Jeff and Jennifer Harvey are the 2018 national meeting coordinators.) To register, go to the events page. This tour has limited capacity so don’t wait! This year’s post-meeting tour is in a different part of the state from the national meeting—Asheville,…
2018 National Meeting Highlights (editor’s note: this article was co-authored by Jennifer Harvey. Jeff and Jennifer Harvey are the 2018 national meeting coordinators.) The ACS Southeast Region will host the national meeting from June 14-17, 2018, followed by a post-meeting tour from June 17-18, 2018. Our host city for the meeting is Raleigh, NC,…
Note: this article was written by Brandon Miller, recipient of the 2016 ACS Scholarship As one of the recipients of the 2016 American Conifer Society Scholarship, I am writing this article to introduce myself and provide a glimpse of how I carried out the mission of the ACS and benefitted from the scholarship. I…
