Cyril Lafong's new crevice garden

[Maggi Young]

Now then,  I have been in touch with cyril to find out how things are going with the crevice garden. It is getting well planted up now and here are some photos from Cyril to show us......


Androsace brachsytegia
Androsace robusta purpurea
Benthamiella patagonica
Crevice
Crevice1
Crevice watered - view from top left
Crevice watered - whole
Daphne arbuscula, Linum uninerve
Daphne gemmata
Daphne petraea

[Maggi Young]

And some more pix from Cyril.......
 So far there are over 160 plants at a quick count.......
CLICK THE PIX TO ENLARGE-  of course!  


Eritrichium howardii
Front end
Gentiana stragulata
Iberis saxatilis
Polemonium pulcherrimum
View from bottom
View from side
View from top
View from top left
View from top left1

[ranunculus]

Beautiful crevice garden, Cyril.  My one 'small' reservation being that the fence to the rear of the area looks somehow out of character with the sweep of the rockwork.  Only the tiniest of niggles ... I would perhaps prefer to see it without a fence at all. 

[David Nicholson]

As one would expect Cyril's crevice garden looks pristine, not a weed in sight. Lovely.

[Maggi Young]

Beautiful crevice garden, Cyril.  My one 'small' reservation being that the fence to the rear of the area looks somehow out of character with the sweep of the rockwork.  Only the tiniest of niggles ... I would perhaps prefer to see it without a fence at all. 

Isn't it coming along well?     
I rather think that the fence is an original boundary fence, Cliff, between the garden and the woodland beyond. 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Thanks Maggi (and Cyril of course  !!!) for allowing us another glance at the crevice project !
It looks very nice indeed and there's so much space left for further gems to be planted out !  I'm sure Cyril has lots of seedlings ready and waiting to find a place in this smashing habitat.  
Only one big problem - I can hardly see Cyril bringing this 'mini garden' to one of the shows...  

It will be very interesting to see how all develops  in the coming months and years  

[Brian Ellis]

Really interesting to see how this is developing, I hope for many updates in the future

[Lesley Cox]

So it's a matter of keeping the neighbours at bay. An inspiring patch with so many perfect places for plants. Looking forward to a progression of planting and pictures as it matures. Thanks to Cyril.