Adelboden region, Switzerland.

[Gerdk]

I admire your pictures very much - especially those of the Pulsatillas.

I never tried P. alpina - is it an easy one in a lowland garden?

Gerd

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I can only add to the general applause Tony !
Stunning images of this Pulsatilla population ... and the backgrounds are'nt bad either 

I especially love the blue backed specimen !
Thanks again for showing... you should do this more often.. 

[tonyg]

I admire your pictures very much - especially those of the Pulsatillas.
I never tried P. alpina - is it an easy one in a lowland garden?
Gerd

Thanks Gerd and everyone - wish you could have been there to share the day(s)
I have tried Pulsatilla alpina from seed a few times, I have some babies now, but I find it tricky to raise to flowering size.  I have seen the yellow form in a lowland UK garden so it can be done.  All pulsatillas resent root disturbance and hate being in a pot so, having had success planting other species out young I will try that with the latest P. alpina.

[Gerdk]

Tony, Thanks for the advice!

Gerd

[ian mcenery]

Fantastic trip Tony . Great photos conveying the lovely plants and their situation. You certainly packed a lot into 3 days.

For future reference where abouts it Adelboden?

[tonyg]

Adelboden is at the western edge of the Berner Oberland.  Train via Bern & Spiez to Frutigen then connecting bus service.  3.5 hrs from Geneva.  I flew out of London City airport which is super convenient and user friendly.  Swiss have cheap flights to Geneva from there.  Lonely Planet guide "Walking in Switzerland" was useful for research for this and some of my other slightly off the beaten track visits.

[Armin]

Tony,
wonderful images. Just great!

[Paddy Tobin]

Tony,

Some fabulous photographs there, really enjoyed viewing them. They give a great sense of the locality and the richness of the plants to be seen.

Paddy

[ian mcenery]

Adelboden is at the western edge of the Berner Oberland.  Train via Bern & Spiez to Frutigen then connecting bus service.  3.5 hrs from Geneva.  I flew out of London City airport which is super convenient and user friendly.  Swiss have cheap flights to Geneva from there.  Lonely Planet guide "Walking in Switzerland" was useful for research for this and some of my other slightly off the beaten track visits.

Thanks Tony looks a great place to travel . Must do a little research 

[tonyg]

Here at last are the final installments!
After the pulsatilla ridge I walked a lower ridge to Nassberg.  A dry ridge, many of the plants already seen were noted along with Biscutella laevigata, Veronica fruticans and Hedysarum hedisaroides.

[tonyg]

In the late afternoon I descended towards Butschi.  The descent passes some massive limestone boulders which had a few nice flowers on and around them, then I encountered moraines with a truly spectacular display of Globularia punctata.

[tonyg]

ENDPIECE
One of the great advantages of staying higher up is the chance to enjoy the mountains early and late in the day.  Here are a few images from the last evening and final morning.  The flowers, the mountains and the weather all played their part in making this a memorable long weekend.  Hopefully the old man of the mountains will smile on me again next year

[Ragged Robin]

A wonderful Epilogue to your long weekend on the mountain ridge - the views are so atmospheric and uplifting with the tapestry of flowers at your feet - what an album of images to take home, thanks for sharing them...a bientot

[Paul T]

Thanks Tony!!  Beautiful.  Love the Old Man of the Mountains!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Gorgeous series Tony !
Thanks again for sharing !!