2 years ago to this day I was in Edinburgh visiting RBGE and getting my first taste or European alpine houses. This trip was made possible by the Diana Aitchinson Fund which allowed me to visit many alpine houses in England and Scotland to better understand how they are built and used. The purpose of that trip was to bring back a better understanding on how to build one of my own. Fast forward two years and a lot has changed. After my trip, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens built an alpine house and since then many plants have thrived in the tufa boulders and I have been very pleased with the success of this project. However, I feel that I have just only touched the surface of whats possible to grow inside this alpine house which is why I am going back to learn more about the propagation of new alpine species. Alpine House at Betty Ford Alpine Gardens On this trip, I will be studying at Gothenburg Botanic Gardens with Johan Nilson and Henrik Zetterlund who are responsible for gro