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Re: Troughs
« Reply #705 on: July 03, 2016, 09:47:04 AM »
I was recently gifted from some good friends 4 small troughs with measurements of --1 metre length --350mm width --150mm depth.

Spent a few hours trying to work out where to position them and finally decided to narrow the width of a path and remove some limestone edging along one of the Trillium beds near the BBQ area.

Mixed some left over pumice with compost and chipped one of the larger redundant limestone rocks for some top dressing around the raised planting.

I had a number of saxifraga in pots purchased a few months back from a local nursery ,( where the troughs previously resided ), that needed planting out ........

One down , 3 troughs to finish ... :)

Cheers Dave.


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Re: Troughs
« Reply #706 on: July 03, 2016, 03:51:56 PM »
Very nice! They're a good size for quite a few subjects.
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #707 on: July 04, 2016, 10:26:00 AM »
Thanks Maggi

Might take awhile to finish them all as although I have plenty of plant material available I'm undecided at this stage on what rock to use and in what form for the other 3 troughs .

Had an idea tonight that I might try and disguise the fact they are 3 separate troughs in a row by raising the rock higher with peaks and hollows so I can cover the concrete ,(end), edges where they butt on to each other to give the impression ,at least from a top view of one continuous narrow trough ......  :-\

There is no urgency and in any case I think half the fun is in mulling over ideas .

Cheers Dave.

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Re: Troughs
« Reply #708 on: July 04, 2016, 11:58:24 PM »
I wonder why those labels look so familiar? ;D

Dave you would have loved the long troughs in the Czech gardens. Some were 3 or 4 metres long and they housed great collections of rare and lovely plants. I have some photos somewhere.
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #709 on: July 05, 2016, 10:43:33 AM »
I wonder why those labels look so familiar? ;D

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Re: Troughs
« Reply #710 on: July 06, 2016, 08:51:19 AM »
I wonder why those labels look so familiar? ;D

Dave you would have loved the long troughs in the Czech gardens. Some were 3 or 4 metres long and they housed great collections of rare and lovely plants. I have some photos somewhere.


If you find the photos I would love to see them Lesley. Which Czech gardens did you go to?

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Re: Troughs
« Reply #711 on: July 06, 2016, 11:08:47 AM »
Eljay: The two forum threads below have  many photos from the various gardens visited  during the Czech Conferences/Tours of 2007 and 2013.
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=471.0

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10484.0
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #712 on: July 07, 2016, 12:58:55 AM »
I'll have a dig among my Czech pictures Dave. I used some the other day in a trough talk, but mostly smaller ones. The best long ones that I remember in the amazing Holubec garden but there were others too. Maybe they were horse troughs originally? But do look through Maggi's links above. Great memories for me there. :)
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #713 on: July 09, 2016, 10:45:31 AM »
Eljay: The two forum threads below have  many photos from the various gardens visited  during the Czech Conferences/Tours of 2007 and 2013.
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=471.0

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10484.0

Thanks for showing the links to those threads again Maggi --some wonderful images ...
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #714 on: November 11, 2016, 12:52:31 PM »
Regular Forum readers will probably remember an old stone sink I bought from my local tip for 50p many years ago and never did anything with. Well, I've done it at last, sort of! I had grown on a load of Saxifrage cuttings and planted it out a few days ago. The local Magpies and Jackdaws seemed to like it and took out not only the black labels I had lovingly written and buried just about to their tops in the soil against each plant, but took many of the the plants out as well. Re-planting has been done, no idea for most of them what their names are, and this time I've netted it.

It's the one and only time I've wished for cats :P
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #715 on: November 11, 2016, 02:15:02 PM »
[It's the one and only time I've wished for cats]

You are loosing it David,You are loosing it,are you not taking the tablets. ?  :) :) :)
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« Reply #716 on: November 11, 2016, 03:23:36 PM »


You are loosing it David,You are loosing it,are you not taking the tablets. ?  :) :) :)
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I must be getting old Michael!
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #717 on: November 16, 2016, 11:38:54 AM »

A visit to a bluestone quarry was worth the effort for the beautiful stone I found. I was told I could pick though the overburden, which was a HUGE pile of assorted stone. I was looking for interesting looking stuff with troughs in mind. I'm quite pleased with how my first crevice garden pot has come up.

Apologies for posting so many photos, but every angle has a different character and I couldn't choose. :)
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Re: Troughs
« Reply #718 on: November 16, 2016, 06:27:01 PM »
That looks great Jamus, maybe you could buy a few slabs from the quarry to wire together and make a trough? Would look amazing with matching rocks inside.

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Re: Troughs
« Reply #719 on: November 18, 2016, 12:31:38 AM »
Tristan I love that idea! It never occurred to me. I don't have a lot of space for troughs, but I guess I can make more space by getting rid of garden beds.
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