alpines
 

anyone know about alpines and most importantly where i might pick some up at a good price in the dun laoghaire area or i will travel for these too, i have to say.
want to know too, about bamboo as well.
thanks in anticipation.
minnie pal

Alpines
 

Hi Minnie Pal

I was reading through an Alan Titchmarsh book I got from Pepperpixie and he does a section on alpines, I could copy a few pages and post them to you if you would like, just send me a PM with your details (give me a few days). I think they are easy enough to grow they just need plenty of grit worked in with the soil he had a nice idea of growing them in a sink. I know I saw some in B & Q. Re. bamboo I have some in my garden but picked out some that is clump forming cos some of them are very invasive so be careful and to be used carefully in a small garden.

Hope this helps

Sparkwell

thanks!
 

Hi and thanks, i will PM certainly.
Did an inventory of the potted plants collected in past few weeks and the alpines i got today at Powerscourt, they are on offer there at half price!
Here goes:

Achillea Huteri
Campanula (garganica Dickson's Gold)
Acaena Microphylla 'Copper Carpet'
Delosperna Cooperi
Armeria Maritina 'Splendens'
Seqina Subilata 'senior'
Mont Atlas
Euonymus Fort\Azalea Japonica
Uncinia Rubra
Canea something!
Lavanduta sloechas papillion
Dwalf Fan Fern Chamaerops Humilis
Lavender 'Hidcote'
Rosemary
Hebe
Honesuckle
Jasmine

Last four given by lovely jumbletowner, whose name i have forgotten, oops!

Yes i know about the Bamboo, i shall contain it.
these above may be a bit badly spelt but i plan to log em and read up about em.
thanks for post and will pm for info offered thanks.
minnie pal

Hi Minnie Pal

Info on alpines posted today - hope it helps!

Regards

Sparkwell

alpines
 

check out alpines on ur internet and books in ur local library.

B&Q do an alpine section for 5 plants for €7.
An alpine garden is ideally a gravel/rock garden area but they will thrive in a belfast sink if u could get ur hands on one. They are low spreading plants that mind themselves. some have beautiful flowers also. some self seed such as saxifage (check spelling) and houseleeks have bulb lets that you just cut off with a root and plant up.

good luck with it.