Alpine Garden Society - Dublin GroupThe Society maintains a library of books on Alpine plants and related subjects for the use of members. If you would like to borrow any of them, or if you have any suggestions for additions, please contact AnneMarie Keoghan, our librarian, at:
or ask any committee member.
The Society receives the following journals:
The Alpine Gardener - the Bulletin of the Alpine Garden Society Scottish Rock Garden Society Journal We used to subscribe to Rock Garden Quarterly - the Bulletin of the North American Rock Garden Society, but no longer. We do have back issues.
Grey-Wilson, Chris Pasque-Flowers; the Genus Pulsatilla 2014 Everett, Diana The Genus Tulipa 2013 Skelmersdale, Christine A gardener's guide to bulbs 2012 Wilford , Richard Alpines from Mountain to Garden 2010 The following recent additions came from the Dermot Kehoe's library: Anderson, E.B. The small rock garden 1965 Bartlett, Mary Gentians 1975 Bawden, H.E. Dwarf Shrubs, AGS Bowles, E.A. A handbook of Crocus and Colchicum for gardeners 1924 Brickell, C.D. et al Daphne; the genus in the wild and cultivation 1976 Mathew, Brian Flowering Bulbs for the garden 1987 Mineo, Baldassare Rock Garden Plants 1999 Rasetti, Franco I Fiori delle Alpi 1980 Smith, G.F. & Lowe Androsaces, AGS 1977 Smith, G.F. et al Primulas of Europe & America 1984
AGS Encyclopedia of Alpines Vol 1 & 2 1994 AGS Rock Garden Bedside Guide 1961 AGS Consolidated index 1930-2005 (Vols 1-73) 2007 Ahlburg, M Hellebores 1993 Allan E.A. Bowles & his garden 1973 Anderson, E B Rock Gardens 1959 Anderson, E.B. The small rock garden 1965 Anley, G Alpine House Culture for Amateurs 1951 Ashberry, A Miniature Trees and Shrubs 1958 Ashberry, A Miniature Gardens 1951 Bacon, L Alpines 1973 Barker, F The Cream of Alpines 1958 Bartlett, Mary Gentians 1975 Bawden, H.E. Dwarf Shrubs, AGS Bellamy, D et al Green Worlds 1975 Bennett, Masha Pulmonarias and the Borage Family 2003 Bishop, M Snowdrops 2001 Blamey, M & Grey-Wilson, C Mediterranean Wild Flowers 1993 Blamey, M & Grey-Wilson, C Alpine Flowers of Britain & Europe 1975 Blanchard, J W Narcissus: a guide to wild daffodils 1990 Bland, B Silver Saxifrages 2000 Bland, B Century of Alpines ???? Blunt, W Tulipomania 1950 Bowles, E.A. A handbook of Crocus and Colchicum for gardeners 1924 Boyce, P Genus Arum 1993 Brickell, C & al Alpines 2001 Proceedings 7th Int Rock Garden Plant 2001 Brickell, C.D. et al Daphne; the genus in the wild and cultivation 1976 Brickell, C D & Mathew, B Smaller Daphnes 2001 Burke, C AGS Tour to South Africa-Namaqualand 1996 Carr, D Propagation 1981 Case, W & Case R B Trilliums 1997 Cassidy, G E Growing Irises 1982 Cave, L Cave's Guide to Turf Culture 1967 Cerfton, R G F Genus Geranium 1946 Chatto, Beth Beth Chatto's Gravel Garden 2000 Clay, S Present Day Rock Garden 1954 Colston Burrell, C Hellebores: a comprehensive guide 2006 Cox, P A Smaller Rhododendrons 1985 Cowley, Jill Genus Roscoea 2007 Cribb, P Genus Cypripedium 1997 Cribb, P & Butterfield, I Genus Pleione 1988 Curtis, T & Thompson, R Orchids of Ireland 2009 Davies, D Alliums 1992 Dawson, R B Lawns 1963 Den Ouden, P & Boom, B K Manual of Cultivated Conifers 1965 Dryden, Kath Alpines in pots New edition 2005 Elliott, J Woodland Garden: guide to shade-loving plants 1998 Elliott, J Smaller Perennials 1997 Elliott, J Bulbs for the Rock Garden 1995 Elliott, R Portraits of Alpine Plants 1964 Elliott, R Alpine Gardening 1963 Evans, A The Peat Garden and its Plants 1974 Ellis, P & Entwistle, A Pests and Diseases of Alpine Plants 1993 Everett, Diana The Genus Tulipa 2013 Farrer, R English Rock Garden 1948 Farrer, R My Rock Garden 1911 Findlay, W P K Mushrooms, Toadstools & other common Fungi 1977 Fisher, F H Reginal Farrer 1933 Foley, M & Clarke Sidney Orchids of the British Isles 2004 Fross, David Ceanothus 2006 Good, John E G Alpine Plants: Ecology for gardeners 2007 Green, G G Cacti & Succulents 1953 Green, R Asiatic Primulas: A gardeners' guide 1976 Grey-Wilson, C Collins Guide Alpine Flowers of Britain & Europe 1995 Grey-Wilson, C Cyclamen: guide for gardeners, horticulturists & botanists 1997 Grey-Wilson, C Genus Cyclamen 1988 Grey-Wilson, C Genus Dionysia 1989 Grey-Wilson, C Manual of Alpine & Rock Garden Plants 1989 Grey-Wilson, Chris Pasque-Flowers; the Genus Pulsatilla 2014 Grey-Wilson, C Poppies 1993 Grey-Wilson, C The Rock Garden Plant Primer 2009 Griffith, A N Collins Guide to Alpine & Rock Garden Plants 1980 Grounds, R Ferns 1974 Halda, J J Gentiana 1996 Halliwell, B Propagation of Alpine Plants & Dwarf Bulbs 1992 Handel-Mazzetti, H Botanical Pioneer in South China 1996 Hay, H & Synge, P M Dictionary of Garden Plants 1969 Heath, R E Alpine Plants under Glass 1951 Heath, R E Collingridge Guide to Collectors' Alpines 1984 Heath, R E Rock plants for small gardens 1982 Hessayon, D G Rock and Water Garden Expert 1993 Hills, L D Alpines withouth a Garden 1953 Hills, L D Miniature Alpine Gardening 1945 Hills, L D Propagation of Alpines 1950 Holubec, Vojtech Caucasus and its flowers 2006 Horny, R & Webr, K Porphyllium Saxifrages 1986 Hutchinson, J Uncommon Wild Flowers 1950 Huxley, A Mountain Flowers in Colour 1978 Ingwerson, W Manual of Alpine Plants 1978 Ingwerson, W Alpines 1991 Irwing, W & Malby, R A Saxifrages or Rockfoils 1914 Japan Bonsai Assoc Master Book of Bonsai 1976 Jeffrey, D W et al North Bull Island Dublin Bay 1977 Jermyn, Jim Alpine plants of Europe 2005 Kingdome-Warde, K Commonsense Rock Gardening 1948 Kohlein, F Gentians 1991 Kriechbaum, W Alpenpflanzen im Garten 1960 Leeds. Rod Autumn Bulbs 2006 Leeds. Rod Bulbs in containers 2005 Leschallas, H P Small Alpine Garden 1937 Liden, M & Zetterlund, H Corydalis 1997 Lowe, D Cushion Plants for the Rock Garden 1995 Lowe, D Alpines in Raised Beds, Troughs & Tufa 1991 Macself, A J Rock & Alpine Plants ???? Macself, A J Simple Rock Gardening 1947 Mansfield Alpines in Colour and Cultivation 1947 Mark, A F & Adams, N M New Zealand Alpine Plants 1995 Martin, W K Concise British Flora in Colour 1965 Mathew, B Flowering Bulbs for the garden 1987 Mathew, B Growing Bulbs 1997 Mathew, B Genus Lewisia 1989 Mathew, B Smaller Bulbs 1987 Mathew, B The Iris 1989 Mathew, B The Year-round Bulb Garden 1986 McGary, J Bulbs of North America 2001 Mineo, Baldassare Rock Garden Plants 1999 N Ireland Daffodil Group Daffodils in Ireland (World Daffodil Tour) 1998 Nelson, E C & Walsh W An Irish Flower Garden 1982 Nelson, E C & Walsh W Burren 1991 Nelson, E C & Walsh W Heritage of Beauty 2000 Nicholls, G Alpine Plants of North America 2002 Nicholls, Graham Dwarf Campanulas & associated genera 2006 Nilsson, S Orchids of Northern Europe 1977 Nold, R Columbines 2003 O'Cillin, S P Travellers in Co Clare 1459-1843 1977 Park, B Collins Guide to Roses 1956 Phillips, R Grasses, Ferns, Mosses & Lichens 1980 Phillips, R Trees in Britain, Europe & North America 1978 Phillips, R Wild Flowers in Britain 1977 Phillipson, W L & Hearn D Rock Garden Plants of Southern Alps 1962 Pilbeam, J Mammillaria 1982 Pooley, E Mountain Flowers: Field Guide Flora Drakensberg & Lesotho 2003 Praeger, R L I Botanist in Ireland 1974 Pratt, K & Jefferson-Brown Gardener's Guide to Growing Fritillaries 1997 Rasetti, Franco I Fiori delle Alpi 1980 RHS Daffodil, Snowdrop & Tulip Yearbook 2004-2005 2004 RHS Dictionary of Gardening 5 Vols 1976 Richards, John Primula 2003 Rix, Martyn Growing Bulbs 1983 Rock Garden Club Prague Rock gardening conference Beroun 2007 2007 Rolfe, Robert Portraits of Alpine Plants 2010 Ruksans, Janis Buried treasures 2007 Saunders, T et al Encyclopaedia of Gardening 1949 Schroter, C Alpine Flora 1926 Sellar, W G Garden Rubbish 1936 Shannon, D Irish Shrubs (Folens) 1976 Sheasby, Peter Bulbous plants of Turkey and Iran 2007 Shewell Cooper, W E Home, Window & Roof Gardening 1950 Skelmersdale, Christine A gardener's guide to bulbs 2012 Smith, G.F. & Lowe Androsaces, AGS 1977 Smith, G & D Lowe Genus Androsace 1997 Smith, G.F. et al Primulas of Europe & America 1984 Symons-Jeune, B Natural Rock Garden 1955 Synnott, D Irish Ferns (Folens) 1980 Thomas, A S Better Roses 1955 Thomas, H H Rock Gardening for Beginners 1927 Thomas, H H Rockeries 1938 Ward, Peter Primroses and Auriculas (RHS Wisley Handbook) 2003 Webb, D A An Irish Flora ( 2 copies) 1943 Webb, D A & Scannell, J B Flora of Connemara & The Burren 1983 Welch, H J Dwarf Conifers 1966 White, Robin Daphnes: practical guide for gardeners 2006 Wilford, Richard Tulips 2006 Wilford , Richard Alpines from Mountain to Garden 2010 Wyse Jackson, P Flora of Inner Dublin 1984 Yoe, P Hardy Geraniums 1985 Zvolanek, Zdenek Crevice gardening 2007