2018 Order Form Conifer Collectors! Don’t miss out on two stunning cultivars, Cedrus atlantica ‘Sapphire Nymph (sapphire nymph Atlas cedar) and Platycladus orientalis ‘Franky Boy’ (franky boy Oriental arborvitae). Both are show-stoppers in the garden. Remember, this program helps support our mission, particularly scholarships and grants to botanical gardens. For full information: 2018 Collectors…
It’s that time again! The American Conifer Society annually awards a $4,000 grant to a public garden, arboretum or horticultural institution which has demonstrated its support of the development, conservation and propagation of conifers with an emphasis on dwarf or unusual varieties. The award was established in 1986 to further our mission and named…
We are delighted to report that Maple Ridge Nursery in Decatur, Georgia, is our most recent nursery partner! Maple Ridge is a small, family run retail nursery that has on site sales and will also ship throughout the U.S. What makes Maple Ridge distinctive is that they do virtually all of their own propagating…
musings from the Western Region President Hello and Happy New Year to my Conehead friends around the Western Region. Given how wet and stormy it is right now in Washington, I’d like to take a few moments to focus on spring and summer and let you know what an awesome year 2018 is going…
Jim Brackman, the ACS’s intrepid seed collector and head of the Seed Exchange program, is still busy cleaning and sorting the 2018 offerings. He estimates that he is about 4-6 weeks away from finishing. In the meantime, you can still order seeds from the 2017 list. If you haven’t ever grown conifers from seed before,…
