Plants in Troughs

[mark smyth]

We often see big flowers out in the garden and in pots so what about plants in our troughs? Fingers crossed Maggi doesnt merge with ... 

Daphne 'Fritz Kummert' and a rampaging Veronica
Daphne domenii
Daphne 'Lawrence Crocker'
Dianthus microlepsis 'Rivendell'
Myosotis decumbens - This has seeded without me noticing it had flowers
Paraquilegia - when will it flower?
Perzia lamigera - what does it do?
Ranunculus ficaria 'Bantam's Egg' - opens yellow and fades to yellow and white
Ranunculus ficaria 'Holly' - tiny leaves and a large flower
saxifraga stolitzkae - not very happy and only flowered once

[art600]

Mark

How big is the trough, or do you have several.

Plants look in fine condition.  Where did you get your daphnes?

[mark smyth]

Arthur I have 21.
13 full sun
3 full shade except for a few weeks during June when the sun rises high enough above the house
4 full shade except for a couple of hours in the morning from now when the rising sun moves east behind the house
2 almost full shade after mid morning. The sun move across the troughs through the gaps in the fence

[mark smyth]

Here is M. decumbens today and the Veronica. Can anyone name the Veronica?

[art600]

Mark

Where did you get the daphnes you have in your troughs?

[mark smyth]

Mostly from my favourite alpine nursesry - the Czech Rock Garden Club spring show. Plants cost around 20 or 30p

[mark smyth]

'Fritz' probably came from Aberconwy. I would like to have remembered where 'Lawrence Crocker' came from so I could get another to grow in a pot for showing

[art600]

Mostly from my favourite alpine nursesry - the Czech Rock Garden Club spring show. Plants cost around 20 or 30p

Mark

Can you give me some more details please.  Have not visited the Czech Republic and this sounds a good reason for my first visit.

[mark smyth]

Arthur the show is great. The attached nursery is packed with home grown alpines, bulbs and dwarf conifers. It's held over the first week of May. Some photos are here http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=398.30

[Katherine J]

Arthur the show is great. The attached nursery is packed with home grown alpines, bulbs and dwarf conifers. It's held over the first week of May. Some photos are here http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=398.30

And here are the details of this yer's show (I also can't read Czeh, sorry ):
http://www.skalnicky.cz/vystavy.php
and here:
http://www.soldanella.cz/eng/

[mark smyth]

This is a better link with photos from last years conference

The show
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=501.0

Day 1. Czech Conference Tours May 2007 - Day 1 East Bohemia Circle
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=498.0

Day2. Czech Conference Tours May 2007 - Day 2 The Prague Circle
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=500.0

Day3. Czech Conference Tours May 2007 - Day 3 Czech Karst Circle
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=504.0

Day4. Czech Conference Tours May 2007 - Day 4 Central Bohemian Circle
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=505.0

[mark smyth]

May Show 2008
30th April – 17th May 2008 The 39th May Exhibit is the most important annual exhibition. The competitive show attracts all the best growers in the country and there are many hundreds of entries. The show is juried and the Karel Čapek Cup is awarded to the best plant in the show. All visitors can vote for the People's Prize

[art600]

May Show 2008
30th April – 17th May 2008 The 39th May Exhibit is the most important annual exhibition. The competitive show attracts all the best growers in the country and there are many hundreds of entries. The show is juried and the Karel Čapek Cup is awarded to the best plant in the show. All visitors can vote for the People's Prize

I will have to wait until next year as I only return from Iran on May 6th.

Thanks for the many links

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks for the later pic of the myosotis Mark. It looks a real cutie And I love the perezia. Had seed of this species a few years ago but it didn't germinate. I suppose the specific name (lanigera) refers to the little woolly bits down in the rosettes?

[mark smyth]

This thread is for everyone not just me.

Lesley the Myosotis is tiny. I'll measure it tomorrow.