Its back!! Can the name be changed to Rock Gardens? Alpines don't do well in my hot and humid climate. The word 'alpine' might scare some people away.
John
Thanks Dave!
Thank-you Dave!!!! I am thrilled to be able to post Rock garden pics and posts on a Rock gardening Forum...Dave...you are the best!!!!
This is my newest Saxafraga...S. x arendsii
And another view...
Same plant...Different Cultivar w/ darker flowers:
A new Sedum I love...Sedum spathulifolium 'Carnea'...gorgeous grey/purple/blue colors all in one sedum. Can't wait tosee the flowers...:)
And lastly for now...a new Euphorbia I got at the Home & Garden show this past month....E. amygloides 'Efanthia' has wonderful maroon and deep green foliage w/ the usual greenish/yellow chartruese "flowers", very showy. A small burgandy Sedum is in front of it....
Slightly different angle...
Very nice garden, Jamie.
John
Thanks for this great forum Dave!
My son (the little gardener) wanted to do his own rock garden so I've got it almost done but just some Thyme in a crack or 2 so far - still too early really to plant out here. But we have a lot of stuff coming!!
-Christie
Thanks, Dave, and thanks to Jamie, who did so much to make this happen. Jamie, the pictures of your plants are gorgeous!
Excellent! Finally a forum where I can get excited. Thank-you Dave!
Thanks Dave ;
Just started one last week and wow here it is ?
talk about service .
thanks Dave--such service- now all we got to do is keep talking!!
I will ask my question again. Are succulents and saxifrages the same or in the same family?
Jamie, beautiful pictures. The Carnea is awesome looking, keep posting pictures will ya :)
Now that the forum is up and running, why don't you "experienced" rock/alpine gardeners give us some tips and insights on creating or nurturing our own....
and of course - thanks Dave!!!
Jo☼
Yeah but, but, I can't grow alpines in hot ol' Texas!
lizh- a very quick and nonprofessional answer to part of your question-no. "succulents" are not a family of plants, but are plants that have thickened leaves to conserve moisture..they encompass plants from a variety of families. saxifrages, on the other hand, are a particular "family" of plants based on a certain set of characteristics, and some have thickened leaves, and some do not--there's lots more to this- it can get very technical- and i hope i'm not getting it wrong. maybe by "succulent" you mean a certain kind of plant- ie. hens and chicks- which are also different from saxifrages....hope this is helpful. you could post this question as a separate post, and get more responses
People in hot climates like Texas might not be able to grow traditional alpines but you can still have a lovely rock garden...in your case growing succulents and the 'tropical' alpines from the Drakensburgs in Africa and the Southern Andean alpines. There are some real beauties in those areas that are real alpines but only hardy to zone 7 or 8. Try Delosperma, alpine 'Helichrysum' from South Africa, some of the Andean Oxalis. There are many semi-tender Penstemon species from the US Southwest, etc. Pretty much anyone anywhere could develop a rock garden..it all comes down to selecting the right plant
sjms, thank you for your answer. I like all of them and just started buying some.
Thanks for the encouragement, Todd! I needed that. Used to grow alpines in Alaska. They are very special little plants especially when stumbled upon in their natural enviroment.
John