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Sep 5, 2007 | 7:39 AM PST
Tags: impulse , golden thyme , Scharfe Mauerpferref 'chocolate ball' , Scharfe Mauerpferref , plant shopping
Arrrrrgh !!! No !!! How could they do it to me ?!?
*Flashback* I notice new plants at the local supermarket ! I love cheap stuff, so I check them out at once. I don't know most of them, but they look darn pretty. I try to memorise their names and look them up online. I learned that impulse purchases of plants that I know absolutely nothing about isn't worth it.
*Flashback 2* Am back at the store. Of course I had forgotten the names, so I didn't look them up. A chocolate-coloured sedum strikes my fancy. At least I know that Succulents will survive and thrive in my garden. Minutes later I am the proud owner of a Scharfe Mauerpferref 'chocolate ball'. I note the name of that gorgeus gold-green plant.
*Back to the present* Back in the store again. I found ot that the gorgeous plant is a golden thyme, it has a fantastic flavour, is easy to grow, is evergreen, and it's cheap. BTW did I mention it was gorgeous ?
and then...
Arrrrrgh !!! No !!! How could they do it to me ?!?
There were no golden Thymes left ! None at all !!!
Maybe impulse purchases of plants that I know absolutely nothing about is absolutely worth it...
Aug 27, 2007 | 3:03 AM PST
Tags: dry water beds , dry ponds , dry pool , inspirations , dry water feature , dry stream , dry gorge
Normally I collect my inspirations in my dokuwiki, but I´m having technical problems. Anyway, here are photos of dry water beds and ponds:
fantastic artice on principles of dry water bed in japanese gardens here:
http://findarticles.com/p/arti
cles/mi_m0NTB/is_9_43/ai_n5996
117
It even tells hoe to use stone sizes to create the illusion of fast-moving water and slow moving water...
Use rocks to create interesting effects, such as the dry pond in the photo at right. This was made with Mexican river rock and oolite (coral rock) stepping stones. There is a Clusia nana on the volcanic rock in the middle of the pond. This landscaping feature needs neither irrigation nor fertilizer!
http://www.plantcreations.com/
recentjobs.htm
http://www.asaints.org/meditat
iongarden.html
Stone is a very important feature in a Japanese Garden. Dry landscape gardens sometimes contain little more than carefully place rocks set in a ‘sea’ of gravel. Stones can point upright, symbolising mountain peaks or be laid on their sides to form a bridge. The Japanese never use a ‘diseased’ stone which is misshapen on top, or a ‘dead’ stone which is an upright stone laid horizontal, or a ‘pauper’ stone that has no visible relationship with other stones. Stone placement today still follows principles laid down over a thousand years ago. A dry slate gorge represents a watercourse in our garden and a boulder bubbling water symbolises an active volcano. Raked gravel represents waves and the sea.
http://www.nationalbonsaicolle
ction.org/jap_gdn_guide.htm
more here --
http://www.ced.ltd.uk/Project.
php?Project=3999
Aug 22, 2007 | 5:47 AM PST
Tags: Silver Garden , calocephalus
I've always been fascinated with silver plants. And now I am planning to make a small silver garden of my own.
Here is the proposed site:
There are two Hawthorn trees, which have a pretty silver foliage. On the far right (not on the photo)are the Buddlejas, also silver.
I plan to plant Snow-in-summer as the groundcover, propagate my silver-leaved Lavender,
These I bought today:
calocephalus
I just found out that it is hardy till -5°C... do it will not survive the german winter. I'm thinking to put it in a big flowerpot, and move it indoors in the winter.
I wish I knew what this is called:
I also plan to add my silvery sedums, and maybe red one for a contrast
I also found a tiny silvery pine growing on my herb patch... I have to find out if I can keep it small, like a Bonsai. Then I would transplant it to my silver garden...
And now the biggest challenge, I have to plan what to plant where ! I'm looking for inspirations...
from http://www.longwoodgardens.or
g/Orangery_1_3_2_4_1_1.html>
The Grey Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Aug 20, 2007 | 7:42 AM PST
Tags: Goldenrods , Goldenrod , lily , dry water bed , dry pool
I saw some growing wild near the railway lines, and I fell in love. I had to have them !
But, as they say, in germany "everything that is not permitted is prohibited" , so I planned to do it on a Sunday morning, when nobody will be around.
Had a tough time digging them up from the gravelly ground, and carrying them back. I divided the clump and planted them at the back of my perennial border, and a few other places.
The elderly man working in the neighbour's garden came to have a look. His comment : "Weeds."
They seem to be undemanding so I hope they'll do well.
I'm a bit worried that they are invasive. If they spread around a bit, that's great, but I don't want them to overtake everything.
Goldenrod planted behind my lily, which BTW is not doing well... I don't know why...
The hollow had been full of sand, now it's overgrown. I plan to fill it with white stones, and make a "dry" pond. The Goldenrod is on the left, it looks nice against the backdrop of the Buddleja (which BTW I didn't know enough to prune this spring).
This is my inspiration:
Full article here:
http://www.home-dzine.co.z
a/garden/garden-drybed.htm >
Aug 20, 2007 | 6:56 AM PST
Tags: Thyme , Salvias , Oregano , Salvia , Applemint , Herb , herb garden , herbs garden
That's my herb patch. I tied back the Applemint, which was sprawling all over the others. Now I found out I should have trimmed it back in spring... I won't trim it when it's blooming so beautifully.
On the right, Oregano is in full bloom ! The Salvias are also happy.
I cut back the lavender, and I also planted a new one. It has dark green foliage, not silver like the ones I have already. Maybe one day I'll look up and see what these varieties are called.
I also added some Thyme... the creeping variety.
