[ATTACH]First time flowering of a Nototriche from the Andes..
[ATTACH]Autumn flowering at the edge of the pond.
[ATTACH] Sedum.[ATTACH] Erodium "Bishops' Form"[ATTACH] Acis autumnalis.[ATTACH] Gaultheria procumbens.[ATTACH] Ourisia.[ATTACH]...
I bought a big bag of black cobbles for doing that exact same job. Very cheap and worked a treat.
I agree with Stephen Southwest. If you can get local organic farmyard manure then there is nothing, absolutely nothing, as good a soil improver....
@Selleri "really, you can walk past Poundland shelf of "cute cacti in cute plastic pots with wiggly eyes", noticing something interesting and not...
I tend not to buy cactus unless they're labelled. Nice to have them labelled properly.
[ATTACH]Mutisia oligodon from stony places high up in the Andes.[ATTACH]Just planted another couple of Rhodohypoxis: should come out nice...
No, this flower came out the other day out of the blue. It had already flowered in the Spring so this was a surprise.
[ATTACH]Pulsatilla from the Tian Shan..
We call the reduced price plant section, The Zombie Trolley. :) :)
It's nice to have a "natural" garden to relax in. (Although, all gardens manipulate nature to varying degrees, so are not totally natural.)
[ATTACH]More Western Marsh Orchids popping up around the pond..
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There is nothing to beat an SDS drill going into brick, stone, concrete, etc. The first time you use one, your eyes will open wide and your jaw...
[ATTACH] Edraianthus from the Balkans.[ATTACH] Freesia "Joan Evans" from South Africa.[ATTACH] Dodecatheon from North America.
I put a 4 feet length of plastic pipe upright in our Alpine House and planted a Baby Sun Rose at the top. It's almost reached the bottom already....
It's a dianthus. Can't think of the name off the top of my head.
Alpines on limestone boulders. Boulder gardening! :) [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
Also Acacia baileyana purpurea. Beautiful tree and would love Hampshire soil.
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