Quarterly Volume 33 Number 4 Issue #132 Fall 2010 North American Heather Society
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Heather Quarterly Volume 33 Number 4 Issue #132 Fall 2010 North American Heather Society The heather man Jean Julian ...................................................2 David Small: heather expert, friend, and mentor Barry Sellers ......................................................................4 Memories of David Small Richard Canovan...............................8 A thank you to Anne Small Dee Daneri ................................21 David Small and my introduction to the world of Cape heaths Susan Kay .......................................................................22 Erica umbellata ‘David Small’ Ella May T. Wulff......................11 Heathers associated with David Small and/or Denbeigh Nurseries........................................................................25 2009-2010 Index......................................................................27 North American Heather Society Membership Chair Ella May Wulff, Knolls Drive 2299 Wooded Philomath, OR 97370-5908 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED issn 1041-6838 Heather News, all rights reserved, is published quarterly by the North American Heather Society, a tax exempt organization. The purpose of The Society is the: The Information Page (1) advancement and study of the botanical genera Andromeda, Calluna, Cassiope, Daboecia, Erica, and Phyllodoce, commonly called heather, and related genera; (2) HOW TO GET THE Latest heather information dissemination of information on heather; and (3) promotion of fellowship among BROWSE NAHS website – www.northamericanheathersoc.org those interested in heather. READ Heather Quarterly by NAHS CHS NEWS by CHS Heather Clippings by HERE NAHS Board of Directors (2009-2010) Heather Drift by VIHS Heather News by MCHS Heather Notes by NEHS Heather & Yon by OHS PRESIDENT ATTEND Society and Chapter meetings (See The Calendar on page 24) Mario Abreu, P.O. Box 673, Albion, CA 95410-0673, USA 707-937-3155, Fax 707-964-3114, [email protected] HOW TO GET PUBLISHED IN HEATHER QUARTERLY FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT CONTACT Stefani McRae-Dickey, Editor of Heather Quarterly Stefani McRae-Dickey, 754 Wyatt Lane, Philomath, OR 97370-9022, USA [email protected] 541-929-7988. 754 Wyatt Lane, 541-929-7988, [email protected] SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT Philomath,OR 97370-9022OK for ideas and last-minute news. Pat Hoffman, PO Box 305, Swedesboro, NJ 08085-0305, USA DEADLINES 21st March, June, September, and December 856-467-4711, [email protected] HOW TO pay MEMBERSHIP DUES SECRETARY Joyce Prothero, 281 Cudmore Hts, Saltspring Island, BC V8K 2J7, Canada MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS include an electronic subscription to the Quarterly, participation Phone/Fax 250-537-9215, [email protected] in Society meetings and elections; borrowing privileges for book library and slide TREASURER programs; discounts from Storefront, some nurseries. John Calhoun, 31100 Country Rd, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 DUES NAHS: $15/year, $28/2 years, $40/3 years with electronic newsletter. (707) 964-0804, [email protected] To receive mailed copies of the newsletter add: PAST PRESIDENT $11/year in US, $15/year in Canada, $22/year outside of US and Canada Ella May Wulff, 2299 Wooded Knolls Dr., Philomath, OR 97370-5908, USA Chapter dues can be paid when paying NAHS dues, by adding: 541-929-6272, [email protected] CHS $5/year; HERE(1 person), MCHS, OHS, VIHS $10/year; HERE(family), DIRECTORS NEHS $15/year Mario Abreu, P.O. Box 673, Albion, CA 95410-0673, USA REMIT TO John Calhoun, NAHS Treasurer 707-937-3155, Fax 707-964-3114, [email protected] 31100 Country Rd, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 Mendocino Coast Heather Society (MCHS) (707) 964-0804, Ramona Bloomingdale, P.O. Box 1136, Gold Beach, OR 97444-1136, USA 541-247-6017, [email protected] DETAILS Ella May Wulff, Membership Chair Oregon Heather Society (OHS) [email protected], 541-929-6272, NAHS website Don Jewett, 2655 Virginia Ct., Fortuna, CA 95540, USA 2299 Wooded Knolls Dr., Philomath, OR 97370-5908, USA 707-725-1394, [email protected] Heather Enthusiasts of the Redwood Empire (HERE) HOW TO BUY FROM THE STOREFRONT Karla Lortz, Shelton, 502 E Haskell Hill Rd., Shelton, WA 98584-8429, USA BROWSE NAHS Website, www.northamericanheathersoc.org 360-427-5318, [email protected] CONTACT Ella May T. Wulff, Storefront Manager, (Address: see above.) Cascade Heather Society (CHS) Michael Krieger, 4280 Camsusa Rd, Box 19, Malahat, BC V0R 2L0, Canada HOW TO BORROW BOOKS FROM THE NAHS Library 250-391-6225, [email protected] WRITE Sharon Hardy, 50 Del Point Drive, Klamath, CA 95548-9331, USA. Vancouver Island Heather Society (VIHS) [email protected], 707-482-6755, NAHS website Mary Matwey, 7 Heights Court, Binghamton, NY 13905, USA HOW TO BORROW SLIDE PROGrams 607-723-1418, [email protected] Northeast Heather Society (NEHS) WRITE Janice Leinwebber (Slide Librarian for members in USA) 8268 S. Gribble Road, Canby, OR 97013, USA Board Appointments (For details, see inside back cover) [email protected], 503-263-2428, or NAHS website Sharon Hardy - Book Librarian Elaine Scott (Slide Librarian for members in Canada) Janice Leinwebber - Slide Librarian for United States 2836 Oceanside Lane, Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P2, CAN. Stefani McRae-Dickey - Editor, Heather Quarterly [email protected], 250-743-0965, NAHS website Elaine Scott - Slide Librarian for Canada Ella May Wulff - Membership Chair, Storefront Manager HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NAHS WEBSITE COVER: Design, Joyce Descloux BROWSE NAHS Website, www.northamericanheathersoc.org IMAGE: Erica umbellata ‘David Small’ CONTACT Stefani McRae-Dickey,754 Wyatt Lane, Philomath OR, USA, [email protected] 541 929-7988. HNQ # 132 Fall 2010 By Author David Small Allison, Barbara Calluna vulgaris ‘Firefly’ 130:25 Burling, Brian Erica x oldenburgensis ‘Ammerland’ 127:11 December 8, 1939 to November 11, 2010 Canovan, Richard Erica x griffithsii ‘Jacqueline’ 128:12 Canovan, Richard Heather gardening on clay 125:4 Canovan, Richard Memories of David Small 132:8 In this issue, we remember and pay tribute to David Small, a great Canovan, Richard Winter damage to Erica erigena 130:7 educator, nurseryman, and champion of heather. We have lost a Daneri, Dee A Thank You to Anne Small 132:21 pillar of the heather world and will miss him greatly. Dickey, Paul Treasurer’s report 129:24 Doyle, Judy Remember the name 129:8 Gardner, Ben A few random thoughts while weeding 127:01 Although I never had the pleasure of meeting David, I felt a Hardy, Sharon Calluna vulgaris ‘Californian Midge’ 129:11 Henson, Irene Calluna vulgaris ‘Winter Chocolate’ 125:7 connection through The Handy Guide to Heathers, written by Anne Hoffman, Pat NEHS/NAHS 2009 Conference Report 127:18 and David Small and published by The Heather Society. This Johansson, Brita Raising Calluna from seed 125.09 Julian, Jean Hardy heather cultivars originating in North America 125:12 book is the go-to resource for heather gardeners from novice to Julian, Jean The heather man 132:2 expert. Many of us would never have progressed beyond just a Ewalt, Susan A special man 132:32 Kay, Susan David Small and my introduction to the few plants, bought on impulse, to entire beds of heather without Mackay, Donald A. M. ������������������������������������������David Small: reflections on a giant ������132:33 world of Cape heaths 132:22 Plumridge, David David Small – A Personal Appreciation 132:17 Knight, Alice In Memoriam: Pauline Croxton 131:21 this essential guide. That he included anecdotes on the origin Taylor, Bryan David Small as educator 132:19 Lewis, Kathy Gardening with Hardy Heathers 126:23 of plants and their names gave one the feeling of chatting with Lortz, Karla Reflections on David Small 132:8 a friend. Of course, I added notes and highlighted plants and Wiksten, Judy David Small, no Pooh-Bah 132:20 Mackay, Donald A. M. Deer and heather and the Angels’s Share 130:21 Mackay, Donald A. M. Hardiness zones 129:17 Wilson, David Long-distance collaboration with David Small information so that my copy had become quite personalized and Mackay, Donald A. M. Naturalized heather in Maine 128:05 well thumbed when it was stolen. While I mourn its loss, I find 132:16 Mackay, Donald A. M. Searching for Erica tetralix “Rodney Dangerfield” 126:06 Mackay, Donald A. M. When heathers brown 131:7 the online Handy Guide and DIY site is an excellent substitute. Wulff, Ella May T. The irreplaceable David Small 132:35 Matwey, Mary Heathers for a Zone Five Garden 128:9 Nelson, Charles The Heather Society awards honorary membership to Ella May Thomson Wulff 127:08 We are most grateful to David Small for his generosity and his Nelson, E. Charles Some more about “rair toor sepip”: Irish examples of brier-root many contributions. Thank you to the many correspondents who pipes 127:15 Plumridge, Rita & David Erica cinerea ‘Vivienne Patricia’ 126:17 shared their remembrances in this memorial issue. Schröder, J. The multibracteate forms of true heather 129:4 Sellers, Barry A few jottings on tree heaths 128:17 Sellers, Barry David Small: heather expert, friend, and mentor 132:4 If you would like to send a personal tribute or share an anecdote Wilson, David Golden pleasures 131:5 about David to be published in a future issue of the quarterly, Wilson, David More on pruning 127:09 please email it to me by March 4, 2011. Wilson, David A new heather to treasure 129:13 Wulff, Ella May T. Daboecia: a pruning experiment 128:02 Wulff, Ella May T. Erica umbellata ‘David Small’ 132:11 This tribute will be continued in the Winter 2011 issue. Wulff, Ella May T. How to prune Calluna vulgaris 127:02 Wulff, Ella May T. How to prune Erica carnea 130:5 Wulff, Ella May T. In Memoriam: Edith Davis 126:21 The Editor Wulff, Ella May T. In Memoriam: George S. “Mac” MacKinnon 131:20 Wulff, Ella May T. In Memoriam: Jürgen Schröder 131:19 Wulff, Ella May T. An Irishman’s Cuttings 129:20 Wulff, Ella May T. Pruning smarter 131:1 Wulff, Ella May T. Why Prune? 126:03 Authors, photographers and illustrators submitting work for publication in Heather News implicitly agree that such work may also be published on the NAHS website or in other NAHS eductional materials, and reprinted by NAHS chapters for educational purposes.