Suggested Reading: we have found the following books to be useful in learning more about alpines & rock gardening in general.
'A Manual of Alpine Plants' -
Ingwersen, Timber Press
'Cavendish Plant Guide: Rock Garden
Plants' - Cavendish Books
'Rock Gardening' - H.Lincoln Foster, Timber Press
'Creating & Planting Garden Troughs' - Fingerut/Murfitt,
BB Mackey Books
'Complete Book of Alpine Gardening' - Bird/Kelly, Ward Lock
Ltd.
'Encyclopedia of Alpines' - Alpine
Garden Society Publications Ltd.
Links to Alpine and Rock Gardening Clubs: joining one or more of the following organizations is a wonderful way to increase your knowledge and pleasure in growing alpine and rock garden plants. Dues are reasonable and there are many benefits including informative bulletins, meetings, plant shows/sales and participation in seed exchanges.
Alpine-L - the Electronic Alpine Garden discussion group
Alpine Garden Club of British Columbia
Alpine Garden Society (AGS), UK
North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS)
Ontario Rock Garden Society (Chapter of NARGS)
Prague Rock Garden Club (Czech Republic)
Vancouver Island Rock & Alpine Garden Society