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

[krisderaeymaeker]

In flower now in one of  my crevices : Campanula zoysii .

[ranunculus]

Superb.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Superb.

Thanks Cliff , the only  question is .......longelivety ....?

[astragalus]

Kris, it's wonderful.  The only question really is how do you keep the slugs away from it?

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, it's wonderful.  The only question really is how do you keep the slugs away from it?

Thanks Anne . For the moment the slugs are less or more under control ...(almost afraid to say this very loud ....)
The only reason for that is the fact that we have very warm weather now and that I use the blue stuff since the beginning of march .
But I have to watch carefully once the rain comes back ....especially in the spring and autumn.
And I have to admit that I lost many zoysii's  in the past  due the invasion of slugs ...

[hadacekf]

Kris,
Congratulate you on this difficult Campanula!

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris,
Congratulate you on this difficult Campanula!

Thanks Franz !

[ebbie]

Two older plants in a dry stone wall:
Acantholimon albanicum and Trachelium jacquinii ssp. rumelianum.

[ranunculus]

Superb, Ebbie!

[astragalus]

Beautifully grown and a wonderful combination.  Was the trachelium grown from seed?  And if so, do you remember where  you got the seed?

[ebbie]

Thanks Cliff and Anne.

Was the trachelium grown from seed?  And if so, do you remember where  you got the seed?

I bought the Trachelium 16 years ago as a young plant. Unfortunately, there is no seeds here.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Two older plants in a dry stone wall:
Trachelium jacquinii ssp. rumelianum

Stunning plant Eberhard ! I did not see this plant before in the Flemisch gardens but it deserves to grow more ! 

[ebbie]

Yes Kris, Trachelium jacquinii ssp. rumelianum is a good rock garden plant. It is robust, simple and long-lived. Its flower is a magnet for bees and bumblebees. On the other hand, it requires space and looks after flowering somewhat messy.

I planted the Trachelium into a granite wall. But I think limestone would be the better material.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Thanks Eberhard ! Maybe a bit to big for my smal garden but it is so useful for the late flowering and attracting the bees .And it is a beauty...
Stil have to think about it .When I tolerate these Acantholimon .....
This is a Acantholimon between a crevice in tufarocks. The original label is somewhere down there ....  

[krisderaeymaeker]

Part of a new crevice garden with tufa rocks .....