The Chapter Bookstore

The Chapter Bookstore is an asset you should use.

We carry all kinds of books and publications related to horticulture and gardening. We sell them for less than they are offered elsewhere. What we do not carry we can probably find or get for you. What you see at each meeting is just a small sample of our stock, limited by what we can carry comfortably.

For instance, we have on hand, at 30% discount, many of the books published by Timber Press, and order from them almost every month. You can see their catalog at any meeting, or get it from the Internet, and we usually can have your selections at the next meeting. Or mail them to you when they arrive, but you pay the postage. We have a number of books from other publishers, priced the same way, but less easy to have or order. Copies of NARGS publications such as the Trough Booklet and Beginners' Booklet are also on sale.

In addition, we have a large assortment of used books, given to us on consignment by our members. The subject matter is widely varied. Pricing is very low, and is based on age and condition, which also varies. These books are so numerous that only a small sample can be brought to the meetings, but a list is always available for your information.

Copies of the NARGS Bulletin/Quarterly back to 1968 are in our stock, along with some from other Societies, including the Scottish Rock Garden Club, Alpine Garden Society, Primrose Society, and others. Here again we don't bring all the issues to the meeting, but can provide lists if desired. These booklets are also priced well below the usual.

Where else can you get the reading matter you want to have, at a big discount, and help the DVC-NARGS at the same time?

For questions concerning books, contact Dick Rosenberg.

Saxifraga oppositifolia (purple saxifrage) in the alpine house of Rex Murfitt. Photo by Mike Slater.