Troughs

[Great Moravian]

I recommend you to repeat my experiment and observe the aeration.
Weighting is nonsense. You will see why yourself.
Observe 24 hours at least.

[angie]

Well, that was a good read. I am already to go now. I think I have enough gravel to last years. Oh well it was an anniversary present from hubby  saying this I am left to barrow it out myself.
Just need some nice weather and I can get some new troughs planted up and the old ones re-done.

Angie 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Well, that was a good read. I am already to go now. I think I have enough gravel to last years. Oh well it was an anniversary present from hubby  saying this I am left to barrow it out myself.
Just need some nice weather and I can get some new troughs planted up and the old ones re-done.

Angie 

Have fun Angie ! 

[Maggi Young]

That's what I love about Derek - like Ian, he thinks his wife should have whatever she needs!
I see he also seems to have got you a new wheelbarrow, Angela? 

[ChrisB]

I got money from my brother last year for my birthday and bought 20 bags of gravel with it.  He was a bit surprised but bemused at what I really really want... I've been very glad to have it as I now don't have to scrimp when mixing compost and suchlike.  Before I was forever running out... So I'm sure you'll enjoy the luxury of having plenty Angie... Heave ho....

[angie]

That's what I love about Derek - like Ian, he thinks his wife should have whatever she needs!
I see he also seems to have got you a new wheelbarrow, Angela? 

Yes Maggi I know I am so lucky  My new wheelbarrow, its metal, I wanted plastic but metal was cheaper. My niece got a Mulberry handbag, hey but I can't complain I got two wheel barrows.

Chris you must be so much like me, we have everything what a woman would want, and now that we have gravel we have it all. Its funny when folks say to me did you get something nice for your anniversary, you should see there faces when I say what I wanted and got, sure they think I have gone mad, mad but happy.
Life is so good, only wish I had some more hepaticas, Oh I better stop there.

A very happy Angie   

[ChrisB]

Gonna dig you up a couple and send them to you.  They seed all over here... Pot luck colours though...

[angie]

Chris I have been watching out for the seed like you said and I will give it a try. I remember Michael Campbell telling me to give the seed a go. Just not very good with seed but here goes.

Angie 

[olegKon]

Troughs started blooming
1. Draba paysonii
2. Draba lasiocarpa

[astragalus]

Blooming away in the largest trough, a mystery oxytropis.  I grew it from seed some years ago and it was supposed to be an exceptional astragalus, but the seed was misnamed and when it bloomed I saw it was an oxytropis.  The flowers are dark purple and it has seeded itself a bit.  You can see one of the seedlings next to it in the picture.
Incidentally, my mystery astragalus is almost certainly Astragalus vulneraria, from Turkey.

[Graham Catlow]

Part of a set of five troughs arranged as an island.
This should have had three Saxifraga 'Southside Seedling' flowering stems but a very naughty puppy (not so much a puppy now) took one off.

[Graham Catlow]

Part of a set of three troughs against a North facing wall.

Dodecathon media (just past its best) and Saxifraga 'Little Piggy'

[K-D Keller]

South facing trough from today. 

Verbascum „Letitia“, Dianthus erinaceus, Globularia repens (only on flower , Edraianthus montenegrinus (dwarf form), Saponaria pumilio and Hypericum kazdaghensis.

[Maggi Young]

For those within striking distance of the great Wrightman's specialist alpine and rock garden plant nursery  in Kerwood, Ontario, Canada - you need to know that the nursery is on the move : they are relocating to St. Andrews - but not in Fife, Scotland, , the St. Andrews in New Brunswick, Canada.

We wish them all the best for the move. 

When the move is completed it may be worth getting in touch to see if they have any more of these :


Real tufa troughs !

Harvey Wrightman, the current NARGS Vice President, has worked a lot with Josef Halda and there are super videos on the  Wrightman website about crevice garden construction, trough planting and so  on....     

[johnw]

For those within striking distance of the great Wrightman's specialist alpine and rock garden plant nursery  in Kerwood, Ontario, Canada - you need to know that the nursery is on the move : they are relocating to St. Andrews - but not in Fife, Scotland, , the St. Andrews in New Brunswick, Canada.  We wish them all the best for the move.    When the move is completed it may be worth getting in touch to see if they have any more of these : (Attachment Link)   Real tufa troughs !  Harvey Wrightman, the current NARGS Vice President, has worked a lot with Josef Halda and there are super videos on the  Wrightman website about crevice garden construction, trough planting and so  on....     

We are well aware Maggi and MAGGIEPIE(!) and have our motors running.

johnw