North American Rock Garden Society, Northwestern Chapter Trough Gardens

Trough Garden at Edinburgh Botanic Garden, Scotland

Why Troughs

Light weight troughs from foam

Hypertufa

	Lightweight from Co. St. U.
	Lightweight with details from Taunton Press.
	Lightweight with details from The Schundler Co. (from Martha Stewart)

Plants for Troughs

Ideas from England

Travertine:	Also called tufa. Where to find it.
Pumice:	Glacier Peak pumice.
Feather Rock:	Large blocks of pumice. Where to buy it.
Are you interested in workshops or study groups?	See note at bottom of page.

Handbook on Troughs

Edited by Joyce Fingerut and Gwen Kelaidis. This is a 76-page book on garden troughs, their construction, recommended plants, including alpines, for growing in troughs. Articles on soil recommendations, the care of troughs, and first-hand experiences by gardeners who have a special love of troughs for growing plants. Reprinted from the Bulletin of the North American Rock Garden Society. There are 16 pages of color photographs. Soft-cover book.
The ISBN is 0-9670593-0-0.
Published 1996. Book size: 6" x 9".

Available at NARGS Bookstore

Northwestern Chapter NARGS Workshops and Study Groups:

Are you interested in learning more about trough building and rock gardening?
Please fill out the following survey and let us know your interests and skills.
Bring completed forms to the monthly meeting, or
Mail to: Marguerite Bennett see Newsletter for address

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Directions: Click on the picture on the left then save the form on your hard disk.
The form is a Microsoft Word document and you can print it and fill it in or it can be filled in if you hit the insert button until the letters "OVR" appear black on the lower bar. Save the form when complete then attach it to an email to Marguerite.

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