Aquilegia, Vol. 12 No. 4, July-August 1988: Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society

Aquilegia, Vol. 12 No. 6, November-December 1988: Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society

1988

The Colorado Native Plant Society Newsletter will be published on a bimonthly basis. The contents will consist primarily of a calendar of events, notes of interest, editorials, listings of new members and conservation news. Until there is a Society journal, the Newsletter will include short articles also. The deadline for the Newsletter is one month prior to its release.https://epublications.regis.edu/aquilegia/1043/thumbnail.jp

Aquilegia, Vol. 11 No. 3, May 1987: Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society

1987

Colorado Native Plant Society Newsletter, Vol. 9 No. 3, May-June 1985

1985

6th Lone Star Regional Native Plant Conference

2012

Thank you for being part of the sixth Lone Star Regional Native Plant Conference and while you're here, please visit all of the wonderful gardens that are part of SFA Gardens. Since 1985 the Gardens have grown from a small 1/4 acre patch on the south side of the SFA Agriculture building to 128 acres of on-campus property. The gardens boast an amazing diversity of plant life that has been accumulated through a network of friends, plant enthusiasts, nurserymen, and horticulture and arboreta research colleagues in the USA. There are four main garden areas-the SFA Mast Arboretum, the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, the Pineywoods Native Plant Center and the Gayla Mize Garden. What makes SFA Gardens special is plants, people and plans! The Mast Arboretum is a 10-acre garden along LaNana Creek at Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas. The Arboretum began in 1985 as a project of the first Landscape Plant Materials class taught by Dr. Dave Creech. Over the years, this garden has expanded into one of the most diverse collections of plants in the South. The Mast Arboretum is dedicated to acquiring, testing, introducing and promoting new plants for the landscape and nursery industry in the southern USA. The SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center (PNPC) is a 42-acre garden on the north end of the SFA campus dedicated in 2000. It's a unique mixture of uplands, mesic mid-slopes, and wet creek bottoms. The Tucker House serves as the central feature of the property, which is surrounded by native forest and gardens that celebrate the wonderful diversity of native plants in the region. Since 1996, endangered plant research has been a core research practice. We are in a capital campaign to build a Conservation Education Center at the PNPC, which will support our environmental education programs on-site, in all weathers and in a building that exhibits green building practices and environmental conservation practices. The eight-acre Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden is the result of a partnership of the SFA horticulture program and members of the Nacogdoches community, nurtured by several local families who believe beautiful gardens are an important part of community vitality and the education process. This garden was developed as a project of the SFA Mast Arboretum, and was begun in response to the wishes of Nacogdoches residents Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Mast, Jr. that the university beautifies its eastern entrance. It wasn't long until SFA alumna Dorothy Wisely lent a helping hand with an endowment for the garden. Construction began in an overgrown loblolly pine forest in the winter of 1997. Dedicated in April 2000, most of the plantings were completed 2 years later. Today, the garden contains 46 planting beds, 1.25 miles of universally accessible trails, and 50 benches. The garden features over 550 varieties of Rhododendron, 100 varieties of Camellia, two hundred plus Hydrangea varieties, and a wealth of other unique collections. After a decade in existence, the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden is a highlight of the annual Nacogdoches Azalea Trail. Special events each March include guided tours during azalea season, an annual Azalea Symposium, and a Little Princess Tea Party. The Gayla Mize Garden was initiated in 2011 as the result of an endowment by SFA alumnus Ray Mize to honor his late wife Gayla Mize, a long time supporter of Nacogdoches Beautiful, SFA Gardens, and many other civic adventures in Nacogdoches. This garden is a part of the 68-Eve's Necklace, Sophora affinis, is a great small native tree with good flower interest and black seed pods that hang well into the winter. Extremely drought resistant. Mexican buckeye, Ungnadia speciosa, sports redbud like flowers, good fall color and interesting buckeye-like seed. Basically a very large shrub, this drought tolerant species has performed admirably outside of its more western habitats. Texas mountain laurel, Sophora secundiflora, is almost a commodity in central and western portions of the state, but it does remarkably well elsewhere if given good soil drainage and full sun. Beautiful blue fragrant flowers are a key feature, but the evergreen glossy foliage is unusually crisp and clean. A white flowering form is rarely encountered but is quite striking. Possumhaw, Ilex decidua, is one of our favorites. A small multi-stemmed small tree with several varieties in the trade, possumhaws are underutilized in East Texas landscapes. Red or yellow berried. 'Warren's Red' is perhaps the most common variety in the trade, but there's a real need to introduce varieties that sucker less from the ground and from the basal portion of the plant. Yaupon, Ilex vomitoria, is a commodity known for durability, evergreen nature and its ability to tolerate heavy pruning and training. 'Scarlet Peak' is a new variety that is destined to replace 'Fleming's Upright' in the years ahead. Oakleaf Hydrangea, H. quercifolia, is not native to Texas but it's nearby in Louisiana and it's such a superior landscape plant we mention it here. It has surprising drought resistance in our area, but only if soil drainage is superior. It finds the steep banks of Sara's branch at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center so comfortable it's taken to naturalizing along this stream, perhaps a first in Texas? We are evaluating a great list of oakleaf varieties and seedlings. Viburnums are reliable and make great plants for the landscape. Rusty blackhaw, Viburnum rufidulum, and Arrowwood, Viburnum dentatum, are most well known. Viburnum nudum, Smooth withered Viburnum, is showy and durable. Paul Cox, formerly of the San Antonio Botanical Garden, has introduced two great plants that have performed well in landscapes-'Lord Byron' and 'Sir Robert', and both are crosses of V. obovatum and V. rufidulum. While V. obovatum, Walter's Viburnum, is certainly popular and several varieties are available, we've found their suckering nature to be quite frustrating. Cross vine, Bignonia capreolata, is one of our favorite native vines and we love Greg Grant's introduction, 'Helen Fredel'. With big flowers, glossy evergreen foliage and a tenacious habit, there's no better vine. 'Tangerine Beauty' is more readily available. Carolina Yellow Jessamine, Gelsemium sempervirens, sports bright yellow flowers and evergreen foliage. This is a another must have vine for the Texas landscape. Trumpetcreeper, Campsis radicans, is a tenacious vine that deserves respect for its ability to find its way any where it wants to go.

5th Lone Star Regional Native Plant Conference

2010

Learning Seeds Century Plant Yucca rostrata Bathtism So ... what? Bluebonnet Indian Paintbrush Ruminant Pie Horse mint Ironweed Faces of the Future Self-Poor-trait Community Looking Back 11 STAFF SFA Gardens currently employs six staff. Trey Anderson is the research associate responsible for the maintenance and development of the PNPC. Dawn Stover is the research associate who serves as the SFA Mast Arboretum manager. Barbara Stump is a ~time research associate responsible for the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, proposal preparations, budgets and development activities. Elyce Rodewald is our Research Associate Education Programs Coordinator and directs the educational program for adults and children. Greg Grant is the SFA Gardens~ time research associate SFA Gardens Outreach Coordinator. Duke Pittman is the SFA Gardens Technician, with primary responsibilities associated with development and maintenance in the azalea garden. HISTORY OF THE PNPC The Pineywoods Native Plant Center (PNPC), formerly known locally as the Tucker property, is a 40-acre mix of uplands, mesic mid-slopes, and wet creek bottomland that lies on the northern edge of Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) right in the center of Nacogdoches, the "oldest town in Texas." Drs. Dave Creech and James Kroll first met early one morning in April 1998 in the SFA Mast Arboretum, a meeting called by Dr. Kroll. After thirty minutes, a goal was in place. The deal was sealed with a handshake and the first steps were made to broach the subject with SF A's administration and receive a sanction. The SFA Board of Regents approved the idea in February 1999. Technically, the PNPC is a joint project of the SFA Mast Arboretum and SF A's Forest Resources Institute, a collaboration helping both organizations fulfill their conservation and educational missions. Drs. Kroll and Creech serve as founders and for the last decade have served as co-directors of this unique center for native plant education. The mission of the PNPC is to promote education about the conservation and use of native plants of the southern forest. The PNPC was dedicated at SFA in an outdoor gala event March 27, 1999. A grand opening followed on April 8, 2000, a very high publicity event that featured the dedication of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Demonstration Garden (LBJWDG) by Lady Bird Johnson herself. With the generous help of Ellen Temple, the PNPC secured the services of Darrel Morrison, noted

3rd Lone Star Regional Native Plant Conference

2006

The Cullowhee Native Plant conference began almost twenty years ago with the University ofNorth Carolina at Cullowhee serving as the host institution for an annual multi-day celebration of native plants. The conference is a unique mixture of plant enthusiasts, nurserymen, landscapers, botanists, academics, and horticulturists. The speakers address native plant concerns, research projects, conservation efforts and landscape use topics. It's a great conference. In fact, the annual July conference has been such a success that the 450 "slots" that the conference can support fill up in just a few days. That response prompted the creation of three satellite conferences representing their specific region. The regional conferences allow for nationally known speakers to address region-specific topics and for participants from near and afar to enjoy the local flora. The Pineywoods Native Plant Center is proud to host the third Cullowhee Lone Star Regional Native Plant Conference. Please thank the speakers for taking time to share with participants. The SF A Mast Arboretum Volunteers deserve a big round of applause for handling so much of the workload that goes into putting on a conference of this scale. Elyce Rodewald, the PNPC and Mast Arboretum's educational programs coordinator, did a masterful job handling registration and program details. Peter Loos, conference co-Director and PNPC volunteer, deserves special thanks for helping with speakers and other program details. Thanks to Martha Sullivan and Roger Hughes for all they have done to ma.ke registration go smoothly. Dawn Stover, Barbara Stump, and Jon Roach are part of what make this place tick, and thanks go out to graduate students Kim Benton, Amanda Camp, Lacey Stokes, LiJing Zhou and Heath Lowery. Michael Clanahan and Keri Blackburn worked tirelessly to keep the preparations running smooth. All the student assistants deserve thanks for pitching in to bring the plant sale to reality and for sprucing up the PNPC gardens. Finally, make sure you thank Greg Grant, the on-the-ground Research Associate for the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, and all the PNPC student workers, for going beyond the call of duty to handle all of the problems that arose in lodging, rooms, meals, tours, transportation, and a myriad of other details. I know they'll be glad to get back to gardening!

4th Lone Star Regional Native Plant Conference

2008

We describe the vascular flora of select plots within longleaf pine uplands at Fox Hunter's Hill in the Sabine National Forest in eastern Texas. The eight established 0.1 ha plots contained a total of 196 species and averaged 87.25 species (range 71 to 112) per plot; sixteen 0.001 ha plots averaged 28.75 species (range 17 to 46); and sixteen 0.0001 ha plots averaged 12.44 species (range 5 to 25). A comparison between longleaf pine uplands in central Louisiana and Fox Hunter's Hill shows that they have similar floristic composition.

Review of \u3ci\u3e620 Wild Plants of North America: Fully Illustrated.\u3c/i\u3e By Tom Reaume

2011

Beautifully and profusely illustrated with the author\u27s black-and-white drawings, the 12-year project that became this book shows his love for plants. Tom Reaume focuses on a representative selection of primarily native vascular plants of the Great Plains of Canada and the northern United States found in forests, lakes, prairies, rivers, and wetlands. The book appears to be designed as a supplement for an introductory course in plant taxonomy. This book is a useful reference for those interested in the flora of the northern Great Plains and adjacent regions. I highly recommend it for college and university libraries where botany and biological illustration classes are taught on campus. The accurate, beautiful, and profuse illustrations are worth the price of the book by themselves

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