Troughs

[Chris Johnson]

My favorite is still Trifle (spelling?).

The spelling is fine, and I agree.

Chris

[olegKon]

Lisimachia japonica with Degenia velebitica to the left

[krisderaeymaeker]

The troughs that Graham showed us are where fabulous ! Great landscaping with troughs.

Here a smal trough devoted to Androsace . 

[ChrisB]

Very nice Kris, do you give any cover through winter?

[krisderaeymaeker]

Very nice Kris, do you give any cover through winter?

Thanks Chris , yes this one get a cover in wintertime (late november/december until the end of february)
The trough is planted with some Androsace that not amused with our winterwet...... 
Here the (actual )playlist of this trough .... 
Androsace aff. delavayi  -  A. pyrenaica - A. pavlovskyi - Saxifraga columnaris - A. pubescens - Chamaecyparis obtusa  dwarf form- A. tapete - A ochotense - A. aff yargongensis - A. helvetica - A. vandelii - A. wulfeniana.

There where a few others that not survived the winter even with cover (A. bisulca var. brahmaputra - A. yargongensis A. bayaharshanii  e.g. ) 

[David Nicholson]

Some wonderful troughs Graham, Kris and Oleg.

[ChrisB]

Hi Kris,
I may give this a go.  If I use a fish box I'll be able to lift it into the cold frame where I can control moisture from above quite easily.  I germinated a few Androsace this spring and have been wondering what to do with them.  They all look very healthy so far.... But I'm aware they might not be as happy outside during the winter here.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Hi Kris,
I may give this a go.  If I use a fish box I'll be able to lift it into the cold frame where I can control moisture from above quite easily.  I germinated a few Androsace this spring and have been wondering what to do with them.  They all look very healthy so far.... But I'm aware they might not be as happy outside during the winter here.

Good idea to manage like this Chris ! Sure that you can succeed  .
 I have sometimes problems with them in summer. Especially when it is dry and hot .
But in that trough I am able to grow them better during hot spels ...
It is also an advantage to put them together in one trough ..........
Wish you good luck with your happy seedlings .
Kind regards ,
Kris

[ChrisB]

I managed to root A. Muscoidea Millenium Dome at a workshop with Ian Christie last autumn and foolishly left it exposed to the elements last winter.  It looked a bit bedraggled in the spring but it's come back ok now, but I won't leave it outside this year, it's growing quite well again now.  I've plunged the pots into the sand in the cold frame and they appear to be coping with the heat.

[Lesley Cox]

Chris I wouldn't presume to offer a suggestion because I think your winter is a bit tougher than ours (though you wouldn't think so, from the complaining I'm doing about lack of sun and recent frosts) but let's face it, Androsaces DO look a bit bedraggled in winter. So long as that little central pad of each rosette remains green/grey, they seen to resurrect well as the weather warms. I have 6 nice seedlings (which I initially thought looked more like a Draba) of A. bisulca aurata and they're looking really good - so far. It took a few months for them to develop the central pad, hence the Draba look.

[Graham Catlow]

Many congrats, Graham !  You're troughs blew me away.... (and that takes some blowing  )
Marvelous troughs !

Thanks Luc

Kris That's a great trough - really natural looking rock formation.

Whats the plant providing the height? It too looks good.

[ChrisB]

Hi Lesley, I've had no experience with them, other than the ones that are robust enough to put out in the garden so any thoughts are appreciated!  I did think I'd lost that one but it's looking very good now and has grown quite a bit since early spring.  I've got a very small container I can use, just need to get some suitable rocks to put in it... The search continues... Still looking for broken breeze block...

[astragalus]

Kris, your androsace trough is really wonderful.  The plants look so perfect in the setting.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, your androsace trough is really wonderful.  The plants look so perfect in the setting.

Many thanks for this kind words Anne. I like to puzzle with rocks and stones , it is a joy to do ......
For me it is a form of art , just like painting or something else .........

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris That's a great trough - really natural looking rock formation.
Whats the plant providing the height? It too looks good.

Thanks Graham , this is a dwarf form of Chamaecyparis ...........But I wil look for the complete name later on ......