March 2017 in the Northern Hemisphere

[hadacekf]

Spring in Vienna

[David Nicholson]

Stunning Franz.

[ruweiss]

I love your Androsace hybrid Rudi. Even with no flowers the cushion must be beautiful and flowers are icing on the cake. We in NZ should be making these crosses ourselves since we can't import plants and only some seeds. My friend Louise Salmond (Hokonui Alpines) does do crosses among primulas and some other things but I don't think has tried this one. She has all the species mentioned so I'll have to prod her. Or maybe I could. My A. pyrenaica is out-side and never looks brilliant, not a beautiful cushion, but it does give a few self-sown seedlings each year.

Lesley, thank you for your kind reply. It is a pity, that you cannot import the
plants you like. Maybe you are succesful with with crossing these Androsaces,
it is really worth a try. Good luck!
Sorry,that we cannot meet you at Pruhonice in May.

[K-D Keller]

Spring in South Germany 1

Primula marginata and Draba aizoides in a trough. Also Draba lasiocarpa between tufa in a trough. Asarum maximum and Romulea leipoldtii from the greenhouse. The last picture is Saxifraga ramsarica  a very slow growing Saxifraga.

[K-D Keller]

Spring in South Germany 2

One year old cuttings of  Dionysia tapetodes „Brimstone“ and Dionysia khatanii in holes of tufa
Dionysia Hyb MK 01458/6 is a two year old plant. Last two pictures are Dionysia tapetodes and Dionysia „Charlson Thomas“.

[Lesley Cox]

Hello Rudi,

I also am very sorry I won't be at Pruhonice in May. I was in Prague for a few days in the (northern) late summer, and also Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava, a 3 week trip which my sister arranged and paid for, a 70th birthday present even though I was 73 and she 80 before we could get there together. Apart from a lovely evening with Jiri in Prague, it was all art galleries, abbeys, castles, and wonderful music so no gardens. But a super trip and especially Prague. I don't know what it is about that city but I love it and feel so comfortable there and would happily go back any time at all if I could afford to. Travel from this side of the world is not undertaken lightly and not at all now, for me. I hope you will enjoy this next conference and I've no doubt it will be the warm and friendly event that the last one was.Think of me when you are there.

[Matt T]

Spring in Vienna

Franz, your troughs are wonderful. Those saxifrages are the embodiment of spring sunshine!

[astragalus]

Franz, your troughs are amazing. The photographs are like a "how to.." for planting a trough crevice garden, really wonderful.

[hadacekf]

Thank you for the kind praise

[ian mcdonald]

Trailing azalea flowering early in the scree img. 1020278. Pieris in the garden img. 1020286. Three Dionysias in the greenhouse img. 1020281, img.1020282 and img. 1020283.

[Maggi Young]

A well-flowered Pieris, Ian.  It's a nice scent the flowers have isn't it?

[ruweiss]

Hello Rudi,

I also am very sorry I won't be at Pruhonice in May. I was in Prague for a few days in the (northern) late summer, and also Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava, a 3 week trip which my sister arranged and paid for, a 70th birthday present even though I was 73 and she 80 before we could get there together. Apart from a lovely evening with Jiri in Prague, it was all art galleries, abbeys, castles, and wonderful music so no gardens. But a super trip and especially Prague. I don't know what it is about that city but I love it and feel so comfortable there and would happily go back any time at all if I could afford to. Travel from this side of the world is not undertaken lightly and not at all now, for me. I hope you will enjoy this next conference and I've no doubt it will be the warm and friendly event that the last one was.Think of me when you are there.

Lesley, you are right, Prague is worth any travel. If you don't mind the immense traffic and that some places are overcrowded
you can find history everywhere and friendly people. (Not only rockgardeners!)

[ruweiss]

Flowering now:
Cyclamen coum White Seedling
Callianthemum anemonoides
Ranunculus calandrinioides

[David Nicholson]

Lovely Rudi. White for Mr. White

[Catwheazle]

Callianthemum anemonioides