Off Topic - House Leeks And Alpine Gardening

23-Apr-2004	#1
acousticco Old at heart Join Date: Jun-2003 Location: Calgary Country: Canada USDA Zone: Zone 3 AHS Heat Zone: 3-4 Posts: 312	Off Topic - House Leeks And Alpine Gardening Howdy all, Just wondering if anyone else here has an interest in Alpine (Trough/rock) gardens? I've somehow developed an strange addiction to House Leeks (aka Sempervivum, Hens and Chicks), which are hardy succulents. It seems like a worthy accompaniment for bonsai. Anyway, Curious Cody from Calgary

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23-Apr-2004	#2
Carl_Bergstrom Old Mister Crow Join Date: May-2002 Location: Seattle, WA. Country: USA USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 2 Posts: 3,197	Hi Cody, They're cool plants but I don't know much about them. Here's my one effort in using them as accent plants. Best regards, Carl __________________ In love with trees

23-Apr-2004	#3
acousticco Old at heart Join Date: Jun-2003 Location: Calgary Country: Canada USDA Zone: Zone 3 AHS Heat Zone: 3-4 Posts: 312	They're defiantly interesting plants. I guess they live for about three or so years and then bloom and die. But by then there's a good mat of offspring (chicks) around the mother plant (hens). Allot of the Alpine trough gardening I've been reading about seems to be quite similar to saikei plantings. They seem to use allot of dwarf conifers in their landscapes... That's a great planting, by the way. -Cody

23-Apr-2004

Daan Muller

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I recently purchased a set with 12 differtent alpine plant because they look like they can make nice accents. Here's my first try at an accent. It's a saxifraga.

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23-Apr-2004	#5
acousticco Old at heart Join Date: Jun-2003 Location: Calgary Country: Canada USDA Zone: Zone 3 AHS Heat Zone: 3-4 Posts: 312	Looks good Daan! I think it'd probably go good with a gnarled, wind-blown conifer... -Cody __________________ acoustic company gardens

24-Apr-2004	#6
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,745	I moved this thread over to General - it isn't that off-topic! Regards, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!

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