Visit to prague Rock Gardens

[Lvandelft]

Ian, thanks for sharing your pictures!

Funny, that's the one that caught my eye too, Maggi.

Entering all pictures, this one puzzled me too and makes me very curious!

[ichristie]

Hi all still more to come, the next garden is that of jiri Sladek a really different planting with many rhododendrons and a superb selection of planted troughs some home made and some real ston but all had different rocks in them and two fantastic raised beds again very different 2 meters by one meter just shows what you can do with a small space. cheers Ian the Christie kind. sorry everyone but I do not remember what the brown flower is either but when you see so much something odd really catches your eye. I am sure ZZ will know.

[ichristie]

Next set same garden, we had some fantastic ckes here from Jiri's wife Maly Chlumek Ian.

[Lvandelft]

Ian, thanks for sharing your pictures!

Funny, that's the one that caught my eye too, Maggi.

Entering all pictures, this one puzzled me too and makes me very curious!

This morning thought I had seen something like this plant before.
Look here:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4810.15

Simon's picture of Matthiola anchonifolium 

[Maggi Young]

Ian, thanks for sharing your pictures!

Funny, that's the one that caught my eye too, Maggi.

Entering all pictures, this one puzzled me too and makes me very curious!

This morning thought I had seen something like this plant before.
Look here:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4810.15

Simon's picture of Matthiola anchonifolium 

Well done, Luit, your memory is wonderful.
I have heard from ZZ, who is in Denmark, getting cold and wet 
He couldn't remember the full name off the top of his head but said it is the chocolate coloured Matthioli sp. from Anatolia 

[Maggi Young]

A wonderful selection of troughs,  a beautiful rhododendron garden and a wife who can bake like an angel : that fellow Jiri Sladek is one lucky man! Though it looks to me as if all Czech Rock Gardeners are equally blessed! 

[Lvandelft]

Well done, Luit, your memory is wonderful.
I have heard from ZZ, who is in Denmark, getting cold and wet 
He couldn't remember the full name off the top of his head but said it is the chocolate coloured Matthioli sp. from Anatolia 

Credits to you too Maggi, you started with Matthiola 

[cohan]

Hi all still more to come, the next garden is that of jiri Sladek a really different planting with many rhododendrons and a superb selection of planted troughs some home made and some real ston but all had different rocks in them and two fantastic raised beds again very different 2 meters by one meter just shows what you can do with a small space. cheers Ian the Christie kind. sorry everyone but I do not remember what the brown flower is either but when you see so much something odd really catches your eye. I am sure ZZ will know.

a fascinating garden overall, but i have to say that tufa mountain is very cool-love having the plants at eye level!

[ichristie]

Hi again another garden which is inside a dis-used quarry a very special micro-climate here and the owner was very special also Milan Halada, please excuse any spelling mistakes again two pages of pictures, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[ichristie]

Next set same garden Ian

[Maggi Young]

More fantastic plants and gardens... brings a whole new meaning to "walled garden" doesn't it? With these quarry cliffs making walls  to protect the garden.
Wonderful; the quality of all the Daphnes in the gardens  make me weak at the knees.... I am very envious!

[olegKon]

Breastaking pictures of spectacular gardens!
I'm going to the Czech republic mid June. Any advice on what gardens or nurseries are worth visiting apart from 2 botanic gardens in Prague and one in Brno?

[ichristie]

Well I have been very busy with the Aberseen show which was as usual a special day, I managed to get a red ticket or two but the show was very high standard. The next garden is and pictures are from Vojtech Holubec. So very special. Ian the Christie kind

[ichristie]

Same garden Ian.

[fermi de Sousa]

Ian,
thanks for your pics which bring back happy memories of our trip to Prague for their first International Conference in 2007.
Must be time for another visit! Has anyone there mentioned having a second conference??
cheers
fermi