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

[Maggi Young]

I don't know why but in the processing to bring down the size, the first image went from colour to black and white. I can't get it back again, except perhaps by reprocessing the original?

Crumbs- no idea how to fix that !  I thought yourwere being !"arty" , Lesley, it's rather fetching.

[Lesley Cox]

Well it is quate nace Maggi, so I'll leave it.

Off into town to deliver 15 Richea scoparia to a local GP!

[Lesley Cox]

Everything is mossy here at present. So much rain since autumn, we're still just about swimming!

[astragalus]

Two plants blooming for the second time.  Silene uniflora 'compacta' in the newest part of the crevice garden, and Daphne velenovskyi 'Balkan Rose' in an older part.  The last is a surprise because we have had no rain for months and the bloom is going to be heavy.  This is just a plant that wants to please and it's wonderful to hav daphne fragrance at this time of year.

[astragalus]

I'm amazed that anything is still blooming in the crevice garden.  No rain for months, very hot weather and still there are a few plants in bloom.

[Robert]

Astragalus,

Around here we sometimes call it 'Wayne's Silver', however I have heard both names used. Does it set viable seed for you? I have never seen viable seed on ours. I would certainly like to grow some F2 seedlings. Our plant has been in the ground for many years now, however no flowers yet this year. It is a late bloomer for us, but this is getting late and not even a flower bud yet. 

It is 40 C right now and the Epilobium varieties are still holding up for us despite very little irrigation this summer. Rain? We rarely get rain during the summer here at the lower elevations.

Thank you for sharing. I am intrigued by your variety of plants!

[astragalus]

Robert, the Zauschneria 'Wayne's select' (which may well be 'Wayne's silver' since it has silver foliage), is just starting to bloom.  This is the first year it shows a lot of buds.  I hope to be able to collect seed this year and if I get enough, would be happy to share.  Some years we have early hard frost - hard to believe when it's so hot right now.

[Robert]

Astragalus,

I checked this evening and there are finally flower buds on the 'Wayne's Select' in the garden here. If you get viable seed I would be thrill to get a few. Thanks. 

[astragalus]

In the crevice garden but not in bloom - a Daphne x hendersonii simply called 'Rick Lupp' and one which he doesn't recall according to Harvey Wrightsman.  The foliage on this one is wonderful, and the growth habit quite different to my eye.  The branches lengthen and then start arching.  It would look good planted above a rock so it could spray over and down.  The bloom is typical but nice.

[astragalus]

I don't understand the new system?

The picture I posted was above the maximum allowed (211 instead of the max 199).  Not hugely large and my understanding was that the Forum had a new program that would resize for correct?you automatically.  Is this

[David Nicholson]

In the crevice garden but not in bloom - a Daphne x hendersonii simply called 'Rick Lupp' and one which he doesn't recall according to Harvey Wrightsman. ............................

Google recalls it Anne!?

http://www.wrightmanalpines.com/plant/daphne-x-hendersonii-ex-rick-lupp

Later edit: Ah, I see, according to the above it's 'ex Rick Lupp'

[astragalus]

Thanks, David.  Here it is in my garden.  I resized it again and it's not in flower but the picture shows the branches starting to arch.  Harvey's picture shows it in bloom and you don't really see how idfferent the branching is.

[Maggi Young]

I don't understand the new system?

The picture I posted was above the maximum allowed (211 instead of the max 199).  Not hugely large and my understanding was that the Forum had a new program that would resize for correct?you automatically.  Is this

Anne, the new system primarily resizes for pixel size - not KB size - see here :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=65.msg340846#msg340846

[Maggi Young]

I have moved some more posts on posting photos to the relevant thread - please continue to use that:

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=65.msg340846#msg340846  Thank you.

[Botanica]