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

[astragalus]

And a couple more pictures.
Maggi, the original post bounced because I included a picture taken vertically.  Apparently that must take more KB?  I resized it like the others but it was still over 200 kb.  I'll try resizing again.

[astragalus]

Not very good at this, hope it works.  They are among the few saxes I grow.  Like the campanulas, they prefer more water.

[Maggi Young]

Maggi, the original post bounced because I included a picture taken vertically.  Apparently that must take more KB?  I resized it like the others but it was still over 200 kb.  I'll try resizing again.

I don't know, Anne - it shouldn't I don't think but I have found some very strange things happening when I resize pix  in my machine lately.

[Roma]

I've come to the conclusion (with my pictures anyway) that pictures with lots of small flowers in a big area, like a meadow scene or even one with lots of small stones makes a big original file and when I resize with Microsoft Picture Manager to 640 x 480 it is over 200kb.  I tried compressing with the same program and found it came out too small to see much.

[ebbie]

Campanula troegerae one of the most beautiful bluebells (actually whitebells).

[krisderaeymaeker]

Campanula troegerae one of the most beautiful bluebells (actually whitebells).

Very nice Ebbie ! One of the best and you manage to grow it on the way it should grow , congrats !

[krisderaeymaeker]

How lucky that campanulas grow so beautifully for you.  Not many do well here because it's so dry.
Today was a very long work day building more crevices behind the cliff.  The most fun was starting to plant after finishing for the day.

In some years (not this year so far )I have the same problems to Anne ....For this crevice I choosed a spot with more shadow .
But even then I can't grow al of them. I think a lot of Campanula's like a more loamy gravel and more moisture .

[astragalus]

I agree, Kris.  Many campanulas really don't like drying out.  It stands to reason that if astragalus and other dryland plants like it here, the more traditional alpines may ask to be in someone else's garden.

[krisderaeymaeker]

I agree, Kris.  Many campanulas really don't like drying out.  It stands to reason that if astragalus and other dryland plants like it here, the more traditional alpines may ask to be in someone else's garden.

But we are lucky Anne ......there are so many others who like it here or at your place......And we enjoy your dryland crevice very much. Here we could not grow many of them , Astragalus e.g.  is a real challenge here  without winterprotection  ....
But we keep trying anyway ...My conditions or something between your very dry conditions and the ideal conditions for most campanula's ....But sometimes there are  opportunities ........and I am so happy to discover and learn and this forum and this topic is very usefull .
I think that Campanula troegerae is a good choice for a dryland crevice . We see them growing in Turkey and I suppose that both troegerae and choruhensis are good choices for the dryland ? I don't know if you ever grow this both species ?
I agree , they are not blue .........
Anyway , I am also agree with you ....we have to accept our limits to ......

[ebbie]

Thank you for your kind comment, Kris.

 It is true, Campanula troegerae is a good example of a drought-loving bellflower. It is in my alpine house and is almost kept as dry as Dionysia. But also for plants from the Alps such as Campanula morettiana it is too wet outside here.

[hadacekf]

 Campanula finitima growing on the wall of my trough.

[ranunculus]

What a beauty, Franz.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Campanula finitima growing on the wall of my trough.

Very nice Franz and it is indeed a good example of another drought loving Campanula ...
I think we did see this one also on our trip in NE Turkey .

[astragalus]

Well, I will definitely have to try these campanulas in the crevice gardens.  Thanks, Kris, Franz, and Ebbie.  Do these examples have any relief from the sun?  Here it is not only drought and dry conditions, but heat and sun all day, and then very cold winters.  It's amazing the array of plants which will endure such conditions.

[hadacekf]

It does not like wet and grows best in a vertical position