Crevice Gardening ......in defence of rock.....

[astragalus]

Sorry, the name on the last one is Oxytropis multiceps.
This one is the Veronica thymoides pseudocinerea

[Lesley Cox]

Astragalus, when you have uploaded the first picture, click on "Additional Options" to the left of the window, then on (more attachments) to the right of the Browse button. That should do it.

[Lesley Cox]

A beautiful Oxytropis and the little tight phloxes are brilliant.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great looking plants Astragalus !! 

[Ragged Robin]

Really interesting to see the plants in situ in the wider crevice photo and the detail of these plants looking so happy and healthy in close up 

[Katherine J]

I like especially that Oxytropis and the Veronica, but all are beautiful.

[ranunculus]

Magnificent Anne ... I can't wait to see some of them for myself in seven days time ... please keep them in such perfect condition.  As you can tell from this posting we made it back to the U.K. from Southern Italy without any cat(ash)trophies and with 1300 images on the memory cards ... some memorable flowers, especially orchids but, unfortunately, the overriding memory of the Gargano National Park will be of a paradise being destroyed and ruined by litter and neglect.

[Maggi Young]

unfortunately, the overriding memory of the Gargano National Park will be of a paradise being destroyed and ruined by litter and neglect.

How sad......poeple can be really horrible, can't they? 

[TheOnionMan]

Here are some more early pictures (you can figure things have been forced and are ahead of schedule.
1.crevices April 19
2. Phlox condensata
3. Phlox pungens (great plant - will rebloom on and off until hard frost)
4. Veronica thymoides pseudocinerea
5. Oxytroppis multiceps
6. Phlox 'Betty' - a Dick Redfield microphlox named after his sister
Here's hoping I can remember how to do multiple pictures!

Ann, some beautiful plants there!  I particularly like the western American phlox, so many choice pulvinate species, the blue color on P. pungens is fetching.  Had to ask... with the photograph of Phlox 'Betty', I've been searching for the name of a "microphlox" with pink flowers, like a pink counterpart to the white 'Tiny Bugles'.  It is hard in photographs to impress upon the viewer with just how cute and minute the flowers are on these microphloxes, but the flowers are in such profusion, they completely cover the mats.  So, maybe my plant is 'Betty'.  Is 'Tiny Bugles' a Dick Redfield plant as well?  Do you think my phlox shown here growing in a trough is P. 'Betty'?

Please show us more goodies.

[GillianLee]

Thats really interesting

[astragalus]

 Mark, the only two phloxes that I know that were Dick Redfield's are Phlox 'Herbert' (named for Dick's brother) and Phlox 'Betty' (named for his sister).
I've heard of 'tiny bugles' but don't know if it was one of Dick's. All these microphlox are great because you can fit one in almost anywhere.

[astragalus]

Some more crevice pictures, but not many - am always forgetting to photograph, unlike Cliff whose camera has been surgically attached.

[astragalus]

And a few more:
1. preparing natural cliff crevices for planting
2. one being planted and prepared
3. too many more to go
4. Androsace lanuginosa, Genista depress, physaria sp

[TheOnionMan]

Some more crevice pictures, but not many - am always forgetting to photograph, unlike Cliff whose camera has been surgically attached.

Beautiful Anne, what's the last photo showing pink buds on a cushion?  Liked seeing the prep work for your crevice plantings.  I tried Moltkia petraea from seed, but never got anything out of it... it's a very pretty thing.

[Maggi Young]

And a few more:
1. preparing natural cliff crevices for planting
2. one being planted and prepared
3. too many more to go
4. Androsace lanuginosa, Genista depress, physaria sp

 Hmm, yes, there is a lot of work there......hope your back holds up, Anne!


 PS : Best not to mention Cliff's surgically attached camera..... it's not fair to  mock the afflicted, bless 'im