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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Michal Hoppel on December 02, 2008, 04:42:48 PM

Title: Savoy Alps
Post by: Michal Hoppel on December 02, 2008, 04:42:48 PM

Today weather in Poland is not encouraging :) - wet and windy
Some photos from that year trip to Savoy Alps with Rock Garden Club Prague. I saw in seed exchanges of SRGC i AGS seed send by several attendees.
Let's come back to the beginning of September...

Campanula cenisia - still in flower >2600m - Col du Galibier
Erigeron alpinus - compact form
Linaria alpina - with superb contrast of colors
Lotus alpinus - last flowers >2400m
Jardin alpin du Lautaret - Alpine garden in mountans (~2100m)/ own by Grenoble University

Title: Re: Savoy Alps
Post by: Maggi Young on December 02, 2008, 04:51:23 PM

Michal, this trip back in time is just what we need to cheer us in this weather, Thank You!

Title: Re: Savoy Alps
Post by: Brian Ellis on December 02, 2008, 04:54:49 PM

 Great Michal, are there any more? ;)

Title: Re: Savoy Alps
Post by: Gerdk on December 03, 2008, 07:03:33 AM

Oh Lautaret! It brings back memories. There was a brooklet  leaving the
limits of the garden with thousands of different coloured asiatic primulas at the margin.

Gerd

Title: Re: Savoy Alps
Post by: Michal Hoppel on December 03, 2008, 08:35:50 AM

Some more for good start in office today.

Campanula cochrealifolia  - nothing special but nice photo
Eritrichum nanum  - on silicaeous metamorphic rock (definitely acidic)
Leucanthemopsis alpina
Senecio incanus
Ononis cenisia / syn. Ononis cristata

Title: Re: Savoy Alps
Post by: mark smyth on December 03, 2008, 08:48:52 AM

The Leucanthemopsis and Senecio are lovely plants

Title: Re: Savoy Alps
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on December 03, 2008, 09:48:09 AM

Great shots Michal !
Beautiful plants and scenery - Thanks for sharing !
I wouldn't describe Camp. cochleorifolia as "nothing special" - it's a little gem and one I find quite difficult to satisfy in the garden...  :-\

Title: Re: Savoy Alps
Post by: Michal Hoppel on December 04, 2008, 07:38:52 AM

Campanula cochlearifolia - with no comment  ;D
Jardin alpin du Lautaret - another view
Jardin alpin du Lautaret - map of the garden
Jardin alpin du Lautaret - new volcanic tufa rock garden
Leontopodium alpinum - nice scenery

Title: Re: Savoy Alps
Post by: ranunculus on December 04, 2008, 08:23:36 AM

Super images, Michal ... many thanks for posting.