Manhattan Chapter of the
North American Rock Garden Society (MCNARGS)
WELCOME!
The Manhattan Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society, founded in 1987, is a group of gardening enthusiasts who are interested in an eclectic range of plants, with emphasis on alpine and rock gardening selections. Our programs cover a broad spectrum of special interests such as rock and alpine, succulents, woodland, bog, and planted walls, as well as trough and container gardening. While we’re based in New York City, we welcome members in any location.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
SEPTEMBER MEETING AT THE CENTER, 208 WEST 13TH STREET
Monday, September 21st at 6pm
Cultivating the Carnivorous Plants of New York
Speaker: Will Lenihan is gardener of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's
Native Flora Garden
Do you know that New York is one of the richest northern states for carnivorous plant diversity, hosting over 20 native
and naturalized plant species that will capture, kill, and digest members of the animal kingdom? Learn their cultivation and relevant local ecology in this lecture on some of New York’s most dynamic and unusual photosynthetic inhabitants.
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NEW YORK METRO NARGS CHAPTERS MEETING
and PLANT SALE
hosted by The Manhattan Chapter of NARGS
Sunday, October 11th, 1-4 pm at The Center, 208 West 13th Street
Ferns for the Rock Garden and Woodlands
of Northeastern United States
Speaker: Judith Jones, owner of Fancy Fronds Nursery, Gold Bar WA in cooperation with the NARGS Traveling Speakers Program
Specialty Plant Sales will be conducted by Lori Chips of Norwalk CT with alpine and succulent plants and hypertufa troughs, and
Don Dembowski of the Hudson Valley Chapter
The Center is located at 208 West 13th Street, between 7th and Avenues.
It is easily reached by subway and is a short walk from the 14th Street stations of the 1,2 and 3 trains
(at 7th Avenue), the A,C,E and L trains (at 8th Avenue), and the F,M and L trains (at 6th Avenue)