The Blue Ridge Review: Archived Issues

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September-October 2014
     Plant Auction,Leon's Lepidote Cuttings, World of Gingko- Tim and Matt Nichols, Jackson's Tips for Rhododendron Propagation by Cuttings
August-September 2014
     The Ginkgo biloba Story - Tim and Matt Nichols,Acer palmatum,Bob Stelloh obit,Ed Collins obit,Haag Plants for Members, Background on the Plants from the Haag Estate
June-July 2014
      Maple Companions to Rhododendrons in the South - Matt and Tim Nichols, Picnic and Plants for Members, Flower Show a big hit at the Arboretum, Garden Jubilee, Plants for Members, Spectacular Season of Garden Visits:  Grist,Richards,Van Rens,French,Lambert,Mucci,Mountain Mist,Anderson,Lepidote Study Group.    
April-May 2014
      Spring Private Garden Visits: Van Rens,French, Lambert, Anderson.  Garden Jubilee,Unusual Plants in Polk County - David Campbell, Banquet,Bronze Medal - Jackson McCarter
February-March 2014
       Botanical Discoveries in Polk County- David Campbell, "Winter Landscapes" - Dr. Sue Hamilton,UT,       Hollies at Mountain Horticultural Crop Research,Fletcher: Dr. Anthony LeBude,  Marshall Stilwell obit
December 2013-January 2014
       Hollies: Dr. Anthony Le Bude,Mountain Horticultural Crop Research,Fletcher,Plants for Members,Stan Southerland-Delbert Brim
October-November 2013
       Stan Southerland-Delbert Brim hybrids,Tom Goforth  ferns, "America's Treasure: Our Native Azaleas" -Don Hyatt at Vaseyi Chapter ASA,Plants for Members
August-September 2013
       "Ferns and their Companions"- Tom Goforth,,Bullington Gardens Annual Meeting, Picnic, Plant Auction, Cutting Exchange, June Hike to the Balds- Audrey Stelloh,Chuck and Judy Van Rens, R. calendulaceum,Proven Performers,Rhododendron of the Year,Martha McCarter obit
June-July 2013
       Successful Convention Celebration, Flower Show, Plant Sale, Garden Tour Highlights: Haag, Bullington, Owen, Augie Kehr Memorial Award to Leon and Jean Pace, Marge Bowick obit
April-May 2013
        Flower Show,NC Arboretum,Owen,Cram,Gentling Gardens,Stelloh,Collins,Bell Gardens,Banquet and Auction,Garden Jubilee,Bullington,South Carolina Botanical Gardens
March 2013
        "Exploring the Far East for New and Fun Plants" -Brian Upchurch,  Lepidote Rhododendrons- Ray Head,  JARS online,Vaseyi Chapter ASA invites to hear Mossin Annie Martin on Mosses, Ray Head and Wayne Hutchins garden visits
January-February 2013
         "Lepidote Rhododendrons - Good Plants for the Southeast"- Ray Head, Christmas luncheon,photos,"Quince Isn't Just for Spring" by Betty Montgomery,Rhododendron of the Year,  by-laws
November-December 2012
          Plants for Members, Special Christmas Party, Conifers at Richards Garden,Plants for Members,Charles Robert Sias obit, Bylaw          
October 2012
         See 300 Conifers at Richards Garden,Colston Burrell,Rhododendron and Azalea News,Plants for Members,By-laws, Bruce Colon Goforth obit
August-September 2012
         Colston Burrell: "Companion Perennials for the Rhododendron Garden",Picnic,Plant Sale,Silver Medal to James Brant awarded at 2012 Convention,ARS website has a wealth of information:rhododendron.org,Insect and Disease Control,Edward Holman Smith,PhD, obit
June-July 2012
         Successful Convention Celebration, Picnic,Plant Sale,Flower Show,2012 ARS-ASA Joint International Convention,Book Sale,Garden Tour Highlights,Owen,Bullington,Don Hyatt,Flower Show Judging, Feller,Hybridizers Roundtable,Augie Kehr Memorial Award,Pace,2012 Convention Committee,Photo Print Contest 
May 2012
          International Convention Time is Finally Here, 2012 Joint ARS-ASA International Convention, Asheville,Garden Jubilee,Garden Visits: Head,Montgomery,McCarter, Garren
April 2012
          Betty Montgomery, Forty Oaks Farm Garden,McCarter Garden,Garren Garden,Banquet, Tom Ranney,                 
2012 Joint ARS-ASA International Convention,Grist Garden
March 2012
            Banquet,Auction,Tom Ranney:Building a Mountain Bald,Companion Plants,Sieglinde Anderson,Fawcett,Muntz 
January-February 2012
            Companion Plants, Sieglinde Anderson, Christmas Party, Aaron Cook on Grafting, Solidarity, Convention Worker Guidelines, District 10 Report, Dotty Alkire obit, Marvin Overcash obit
November-December 2011
            Christmas Party, Convention Planning, Sept meeting with Vaseyi ASA - John Bodiford, "Mosses in the Landscape"- Dr. Robert Wyatt, "King of Shrubs" and "Shady Grove" by Anne Guelker, Mary Beasley obit, Col. E.H. McCarter obit, Linda Mary Hendricks obit, Velma Haag obit
October 2011
            Round Table of Experts, Cutting Exchange, 2012 Convention Planning
September 2011
             Cutting Exchange, Propagation, Picnic, Plant Auction, 2102 Convention Planning, ROY nominations, Questionnaire for Programs, Dot Turlington obit
July-August 2011
             Picnic, Auction, Flower Show, 2012 Convention Planning, Blooms in the Wild, Garden Jubilee
May-June 2011
            Flower Show, Garden Jubilee, Alan Mizeras, Invasive Aliens, Dick Bir, Hooper Bald, Two Garden Visits in Georgia (Ted Meredith, Joe and Donna Coleman), Naomi Kurinsky obit
April 2011
             "Beware the Green Invaders", Alan Mizeras, Spring Open Gardens (Hutchins, Head, Bell, Stelloh, Collins, Haynes), E-Conversations - native azaleas.
March 2011
             Banquet, Stan Southerland, Brim Hybrids, Bruce & Marianne Feller, National Arboretum suspends plans to destroy azaleas, C.D. Williams,Sr. obit
January-February 2011
             "YAKS: History, Horticulture, Homeland" - Jackson McCarter, Christmas Party, 2012 Convention Planning, National Arboretum azaleas in danger, Reflections about Velma Haag
November-December 2010
             Christmas Party, 2012 Convention Planning, September meeting with Vasey ASA - John Bodiford, Georgia's Pumpkin Bread, "Mosses in the Landscape"- Dr. Robert Wyatt, "King of Shrubs" and "Shady Grove" by Anne Guelker, Mary Beasley obit, Col E.H. McCarter obit, Linda Mary Hendricks obit, Velma Haag obit
September-October 2010
             "Easy Natives"- John Bodiford (Clemson), "Mosses in the Landscape"- Dr. Robert Wyatt, Plants for Members, Picnic and Auction, Don Hyatt, Wayah Bald, Audrey and Bob Stelloh          
June-July 2010
            Picnic, Bell garden, 2012 Convention Planning, Greenhouse Sale, June Trek to the Balds, Flower Show, Asheville Gardens Beautiful and Educational, Haag Garden, Garden Jubilee, Arnold J. Hyde obit
April-May 2010
           Hooper Bald, Haag RhodoGarden, 2012 Convention Planning, Flower Show, Biltmore Estate Azalea Garden Tour, Banquet, Bob Head, Vivian Abney Bronze Medal, Garden Jubilee
March 2010
            "Rhododendron from Captivation to Creation" - Bob Head, Cathy Davis - Appalachian Balds, Hooper Bald, Glenn's Blackberry Wine Cake, John Paulding Mixner obit
January-February 2009
            Rhododendron and Rock Garden Design - Sieglinde Anderson, Christmas Party, April's Book Review - Medicinal Plants, 2012 Convention Planning, Tribute to Henry Muntz           
November-December 2008
            Uncommon Hollies for the Garden - Ray Head, Plants for Members, reprint of "Trusses are nice but" by Austin Kennell, SE-ARS to partially fund interpretation of azalea repository at NC Arboretum, Jean and Leon Pace - chapter historians, 2012 ARS National Convention
October 2008
            Plants for Members, Fall Ideal for Planting Trees and Shrubs - Dr. Douglas Welsh, New Zealand - Bill Klippel
September 2008
            "Spring in New Zealand" - Bill Klippel, Dr. Robert Wyatt, Picnic and Auction, Don Hyatt, Wayah Bald, Audrey and Bob Stelloh, Convention Plans Under Way
June 2008
            Summer Picnic at Bell's Botanic Garden, Garden Jubilee, April's Book Review: Pocket Guide to Shade Perennials, Rhododendron eastmanii: Mike Creel, Audrey Esther Harris Dwyer obit
November-December 2007
           Christmas Party, Plants for Members, Sam Knob Revisited -by Patricia Phillips, How the Rhododendron and Mountain Dance and Folk Festival Began - Leon and Jean Pace
October 2007
            Plants of Members, Photography- James Drake, April's Book Review: Hollies for Gardeners, History of SE-ARS Flower Shows - Leon and Jean Pace, Nursery Crops Field Day at Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station, Fletcher,NC
September 2007
            Wild Flowers of the Southern Appalachian - James Drake, Annual Meeting and Picnic, April's Book Review: Native Perennials for the Southeast, 50th Year of SE-ARS - Leon and Jean Pace, Harold Crutcher, PhD, obit