Vol 82, Issue No. 3 (Summer 2024)
CONTENTS
The View from the President
National APS Show by Ginger Hudson
APS National Show Results
2024 Midwest Primula Chapter Show by Susan Haddock
Vancouver Island Rock and Alpine – 2024 Show by Maedythe Martin
Alaska’s Spring Show by Pat Hartman
The Birdseye Primula by Daniel Hendrickson
ICRA Update by Pat Hartman
Upcoming Events
Minutes May 2024
Officers of the Chapters
THE VIEW FROM THE PRESIDENT
PATRICIA HARTMAN
Plant sales, garden tours, Primula Shows, and lectures were some of the happenings in April and May across the country. In the following pages, our members will glimpse some of the fantastic blooms from shows and receptions in Ann Arbor Michigan; Little Compton Rhode Island; and Juneau Alaska.
I had the pleasure of attending the National Show at Little Compton and visiting the lovely gardens of both Dorothy Swift and Gioia Browne at the High Elms. Garden tours are always one of my favorite parts of the shows. It is exciting to see the different Primula that will grow and see what new seeds and plants I need to try. I also had the privilege of judging the National Show along with New England Chapter President Mark Dyen and Kris Fenderson. A true learning experience and a great way to use the recent skills of this year’s judge training.
The APS will hold another Judge Training this fall, so watch the website and social media accounts for the dates. If you are interested, please email me at
pr*******@am*********************.org
and I’ll get your name added to the list. Next year’s National Show will also have in-person training for those interested. I hope you will be inspired to attend the shows in 2025. The National Show will be in Juneau, Alaska, on the 3rd weekend in May. Other shows are being planned for the last weekend in April interested in hosting a show in your area, again email me and find out how to make it happen.
Of course, just like it’s never too early to plan to attend a show, it’s never too early to think about collecting seeds for the upcoming seed donations. Seeds are looking promising in several of my Primula this year because of dryer conditions and warmer weather. I might even get some P. denticulata seeds before the rains start again. It’s time to place those collection bags on the pods and mark colors for the donations. If any of our readers have methods for collecting and marking your blooms, please pass along your ideas either by writing an article or just sending me your ideas. I’ll put your suggestions in an article for the next Quarterly.