North American Rock Garden Society Conference and AGM

The Calgary Rock and Alpine Garden Society (CRAGS) is excited to announce we will be hosting the North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS) Conference and AGM on June 25-28, 2026.

Activities will include a variety of excellent speakers, guided hikes in the Kananaskis valley to view native alpines, tours of CRAGS members’ gardens, visits to public gardens with alpines, and a plant sale.

NARGS membership is a prerequisite of attending (www.nargs.org/join).

Speakers include Votech Holubec (Czech Republic), Jay Akerley (Kamloops, BC), Todd Boland (St. John’s, Newfoundland), John Noad (Calgary), and Stephanie Ferguson (Calgary).

Full details are on the CRAGS website (www.crags.ca/high_and_dry).

Registration opens on February 2nd, 2026 (at 8:00 a.m. MST). Spaces are limited.