Western Winter Study Weekend
The Siskiyou Chapter hosted this year’s Western Winter Study Weekend March 5–7 in Medford. Members of our chapter who attended included Holly Helton, Robin Hansen, Tasha King, Paula and Ted Hewitt, Loren Russell, and Tanya Harvey. It was great to catch up with other NARGS members, some of whom we only see at these events.
Robin with her terrific door prize
The speakers entertained us with talks about buildings rock gardens, rock garden plants, and mountain areas here and abroad. Many wonderful door prizes were handed out. Our own treasurer, Robin Hansen, won an extra special door prize—a $200 gift certificate to Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery!
The Siskiyou Chapter members’ gardens are always a highlight when they host. Their climate just seems to bring out the best in rock garden plants. The weather was perfect for garden tours on Sunday, and there were many gardens to see. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one to come home from the weekend with new treasures to plant in my rock garden from the plant sale.
Thanks so much to all the Siskiyou Chapter folks who did such a wonderful job putting on the conference.