Rock garden ideas and inspiration - perfect for drought tolerant planting and slopes

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Rock gardens were an essential element in the English country garden - and even in small town gardens - for most of the last century. But too popular often turns to neglected and taken for granted. Now there's a rockery revival - it's a good way to deal with a slope, to add vertical interest and to grow drought tolerant, easy care plants. Here are rock garden tips from Amicia Oldfield of Doddington Place Gardens and garden designer Posy Gentles.
00:00 Welcome
00:05 The Rock Garden at Doddington Place Gardens, open to the public twice a week between April and September: www.doddingtonplacegardens.co...
00:55 Video on the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 • Video
01:37 Garden designer Posy Gentles: www.posygentles.co.uk/
02:07 Where to place a rock garden
02:15 How to make a mound for a rock garden
03:17 Should you use a weed suppressant membrane?
03:51 Get ideas for your rock garden from the historic rock garden at Doddington Place Gardens
04:59 How to choose rocks for your rock garden
07:05 How to save money on buying rocks
08:03 What plants for a rock garden?
08:47 Start with the evergreen structure
09:01 Include vertical interest with conifers and trailing plants
09:14 Rock gardens are good for bulbs
10:38 Are rock gardens low maintenance?
10:53 More good rock garden plants
10:39 Leave moss and lichens to look natural
12:10 Do you need sculpture in a rock garden?
12:40 Look at other rock gardens when planning your own
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@databang Жыл бұрын

Middle-size gardens rock! 🪨🗿🌱🪨🪨

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

You got that right!

@rominaadimari8723 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden please Alexandra!!!! Subtitles in Spanish!!!! La sigo hace un tiempo ya , pero mi Inglés no es muy bueno por lo que siempre me remito a su blog escrito y pongo el traductor, pero me encantaría poder ver subtitulados sus vídeos, y estoy segura de que toda la comunidad hispanohablante estaría también agradecida!!!! Desde ya muchas gracias por todo lo que comparte y enseña!!!! Un saludo cálido desde Argentina, acercándonos a la Primavera!!!!

@MyFocusVaries Жыл бұрын

When we took out our concrete walkway, we piled up the broken concrete to create the base for a rockery. Not only did we save a lot on disposal fees, but we made our flat front garden much more interesting. 20 years later the trend has caught up with us apparently. :)

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Ah, it has! Really great idea

@donnavorce8856 Жыл бұрын

Piles of broken concrete are all over. Upcycling concrete can create a nice rockery. And it's usually free if you ask.

@wildberrygarden Жыл бұрын

After this hot summer I've been reading a lot about drought tolerant plants and I also like the look of gravel and sempervivums.

@drawyrral Жыл бұрын

Rocks are a very important part of my garden. I love their potential for creating habitat for wildlife.

@pinkpoodle7100 9 ай бұрын

This garden is breathtaking! I have already watched this video a dozen times. Thank you for sharing!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Tibetan2 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely episode … the serene feel of the rock gardens is simply magical. Really love the wide breadth of subjects you cover.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@yvonnehall544 Жыл бұрын

Love rock gardens ...seems i love all gardens and want all gardens. . sure going to try an area. Nothing to loose thanks always for these classics. It makes me happy

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@joannmicik1924 Жыл бұрын

This could not have come at a better time. This morning, I was staring at this weird little area I have trying to figure out how to make it work (AGAIN!). Filling it with big pebbles, rocks, and plantings will work perfectly. Thank you so very much!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

So glad!

@maryanna6302 Жыл бұрын

The Kentish ragstone is so very beautiful! When I plant a full sun drought tolerant plant start such as rosemary or lavender, I place a medium sized stone next to it, the stone releases heat when the day cools and the plant grows happily next to it.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Lovely1

@debbietaylor9750 10 ай бұрын

I have a rented garage, which backs onto an embankment for the tram. I have 15 x 9 ft deep concrete yard with a vertical wall of rubble and soil and local stone, then on top of that mound is a flat area 15 x 7 ft deep, then a huge east facing wall which must be 15 ft of local stone, where the tram tracks is high up over the top. You look up to see tbe trams passing. So you can imagine very shady. Lots of natural ferns and moss. I am enjoying finding plants for this difficult rockery. I love how saxifraga looks so natural. Ajara with lovely spread and purple spikes. White grape hyacinth took under the euphorbia that was already well established. Pots of hosta on the north wall. .. A shady delight

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 10 ай бұрын

A wonderfully challenging space but it sounds as if you're doing great things with it.

@penelopehammerton2907 Жыл бұрын

Great video, such useful information about rubble, turf, rocks and soil. Got me thinking about an area in my garden. Thank you Alexandra 🤗

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that's lovely to hear.

@dianepuskas6362 Жыл бұрын

I've used several large rocks in an area where the roots of my neighbor's large mulberry and maple trees prevent anything from being planted. The annuals I do get to grow between the rocks look great. I like the idea of using tree stumps or logs to add to the effect. Thanks again for another wonderful video. I hope rain comes your way soon. We are in a drought as well in NJ USA.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that sounds like a good use of rocks. We've just had some rain, hope you have too.

@BrendanDean99 Жыл бұрын

As always, very interesting, and pleasurable to watch......Love rock gardens Alpines and succulents....I don't have space for such an endeavor, even on a small scale, but I do have a flat roof terrace where I have over 250 pots of succulents and alpines.....No rocks unfortunately, but maybe I could add some hollow lightweight versions made of cement...Now there's an idea..... I love the way you say Good Bye in a musical tone!

@tammyhoushour8070 Жыл бұрын

That was so amazing.😀 I love all the rocks and plant's. I'm sure it took a lot of time to get the garden's to look like they have always been there. Thank you for the inspiration. 🙌❤

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@kathrynmettelka7216 Жыл бұрын

What a wonderful sort of garden to contemplate where I live in Central Texas at a time of extreme heat and drought. And we do have rocks, pretty ones in tones of peach, yellow, gray and brown. Lots of slopes as well.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Sounds perfect!

@donaldthomson9411 8 ай бұрын

Incredibly valuable advice delivered in a beautiful voice.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@bluesky7226 Жыл бұрын

Lovely. I actually have been tending my rock garden on my back slope for many years. A lot of drought tolerant natives and Mediterranean plants. My husband and I have moved every rock onto that site.

@amyjones2490 Жыл бұрын

I’ve always loved the look of a rock garden and I’m incorporating little pockets of rock plantings in my garden.

@helenstretton4591 Жыл бұрын

I just built my first one today! What awesome timing

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Lovely to hear that!

@marypalmer2088 Жыл бұрын

I live in Maine where it is cold with lots of snow and to me, this would make me so happy to have a small warm rock garden. I will gather some rocks, stones, logs from the river behing me to have even a sunny spot for my catmint that I love. ♥

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

That sounds delightful.

@bobbirubinstein8462 Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing. I have a small slope area that has a few boulders and tree trunks and a few drought tolerant plants. I've been adding succulents this year and found some smaller size rocks. This video encourages me to keep going in this direction. Zone 10a, suburb of Los Angeles. We know all about heat and drought! Thank you.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@carolyncampbell6149 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou for another informative and encouraging video. My only complaint is that your videos just aren’t long enough! I really like your honest and not too “expert-y” style.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@LifeIsMessyImLearningAsIGrow Жыл бұрын

Hello new friend here! Thank you for sharing your garden with me. I just love how it’s all coming 🫑🍅🪴👍together and growing so nicely! I love to garden and I also make garden videos. I wrapping up my 3rd year gardening. I’m sad it’s coming to an end. I have so much to still learn. My plans for my off season is to learn as much as I can about gardening and making videos. I’d love it if we could learn more from each other!

@GardenandGreen Жыл бұрын

A front garden is the perfect place for a rock garden, instead of a lawn. So many people have lawns in their front gardens, but rarely use them.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Good point!

@gardengatesopen Жыл бұрын

Did y'all get any good rain yet? Here in Central Texas we FINALLY got 4 inches of rain accompanied by 3 days of cool temperatures!! 🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧🌧 It was only 4 inches, but- IT WAS GLORIOUS!!! (200 miles North of me in the Dallas area they got 13 & 14 inches all at once!!) The whole experience made me feel just as refreshed as the plants outside!! Getting the rain also made me think of you and everyone else in Britain. I hope y'all are 💧 ALL WET💧 from rain like we've been!! 💙💧💙💧💙💧💙💧💙💧💙

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

We've had a little rain and like you, we are so grateful. and some seemingly dead plants have perked up.

@gardengatesopen Жыл бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden oh GOOD! That keeps things hopeful in the moment!

@eaulaosolidaritea363 Жыл бұрын

Thank you again for another so useful video. The names of plants are always so welcome, as was the advice NOT to use a membrane. Impatient for the drought to finish, that so we can start gardening again.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

thank you and me too! We did have a little rain this morning, but so brief

@dwoodbury Жыл бұрын

The stone walls along my paths attract flowers that find protection between the stones, like violets and Scottish bellflowers. I broadcast the seeds over a large area, but they usually take where the stones protect and support them.

@katharinedavis4947 Жыл бұрын

Yes I'd like to make a small tock garden at the centre of my little allotment garden. In the centre I have at the moment herbs in pots and lots of bricks and some stones . Probably broken pots too . I think these might make the basis of a little rock garden. I also have some small sedums and would like more of these succulent type plants , lavender of course catmiint, and then some of these little colourful rock plants. . A good project for next Spring but starting this autumn. Thank-you for the inspiration ! K

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Broken pots used as planters often looks so pretty, especially with succulents

@missprettyplants7217 Жыл бұрын

I added a little rock garden and I love it so much! It was a fun project with some free cycled rocks and pebbles! I love the alpine plants/ they are so different than other perennials! Thank you for another great video ❤️

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@stephaniesharkey3538 Жыл бұрын

I have one in our new home that I’ve been working on/ in for 4 yrs! Neverending🌿

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

@costask3404 Жыл бұрын

I love them and they are an ideal way to make the most of an otherwise usable area. After having a big Leyland tree cut, I was left with a huge root at ground level. Creating a rockery on top of it enabled me to have beautiful plants, when otherwise I would not have been able to plant anything there.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Rockery and woodland do go very well together

@PatriciaG99 Жыл бұрын

yes Alexandra, I am thinking about what plants will be able to cope with my dry areas and rock gardens would be a good source of inspiration. Thank you for yet another great video.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@andreabriem853 Жыл бұрын

Great gardens with many colour

@botanicaltreasures2408 Жыл бұрын

In our neighborhood we had some concrete rubble so I put it around the base of our foot bridge to prevent erosion. I need to build up the area with more dirt before I can plant anything, but in the meantime it looks much better than it was.

@susanmckenna3882 Жыл бұрын

I do have plans for a rock garden. It is not a priority at the moment. I have a steep slope at the very back of my property, about 450 ft from the house. And I had rocks given to me by someone who wanted to get rid of the pile in their yard, but so far they're just sitting in a pile in my yard. ☺️ Someday..... 🌱

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

A lovely project...when the time is right

@NatureShy Жыл бұрын

I love rock gardens, particularly alpine themed ones. Being someone who loves hiking in the mountains and seeing all the alpine meadows, wildflowers, alpine trees, and rocks, I've really been drawn to recreating that in my own garden. Really loved this video and some useful tips that I liked in there, and some things I had always assumed but never heard confirmed (such as using tulips and daffodils in an alpine rock garden. I thought I was crazy for trying that out this year heh). I've used a lot of native alpine species in my rock garden, including some more rare species I found available at our local native plant nursery, such as subalpine larches (extremely rare to non-existent in the horticultural industry), to beargrass, spreading phlox (which is not the common creeping phlox), glacier lilies (looks like trout lilies), subalpine fir, mountain hemlock, and pink mountain heather (the latter I am still trying to find). I also love seaside daisy (beach daisy), western larch, western columbine, pink (Lewis's) and yellow monkeyflower, subalpine spirea, vine maple, and shooting stars. I also have quite a few exotic plants as well, some alpine exotics too, and other non-alpine plants that I either train to grow in a bushy wild alpine form (like azaleas), or tulips/daffodils like shown in the video. I have a dry creek bed running through the middle, and several rocky hills with plants and alpine tree groupings. I try to stay away from anything that is pruned too formal looking, but I do sometimes include the odd topiary for contrast. I also appreciate the self seeded volunteers (or bird gifts) that shows up (as long as it isn't an invasive species of course). I like using blueberries, huckleberries, deciduous shrubs, and deciduous conifers (larches) for fall interest too. In addition to subalpine larches, I also have western larches, eastern larches (tamaracks), european larches, and japanese larches. I adore larches for their unique look in fall and soft lime green summer/spring foliage.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

That does sound stunning, what a marvellous collection of plants.

@carmenbailey1560 Жыл бұрын

Love rock gardens, thanks for sharing your visited gardens. 👍❤️😊

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@hardsoulbrother9420 Жыл бұрын

আরেকটি মারাত্বক ভিডিও এবং ফাটাফাটি বর্ণনার সাথে পুরো দৃশ্যটি ক্যাপচার করেছো। আমি অবশ্যই বলব তোমার কাছে বিভিন্ন ধরণের আকর্ষণীয় ভিডিও সহ একটি দুর্দান্ত চ্যানেল রয়েছে যা সত্যিই সেরা।

@donnavorce8856 Жыл бұрын

Amazing analysis and presentation. I've been scheming a rockery in my front garden for the last few months. Your lovely video solidified my plans. Thank you so much for sharing tips and tricks and interviewing so many experts on the subject. My rock garden is sure to be a success. Cheers

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Hope it turns out well, what a lovely project.

@GardenerPhyl Жыл бұрын

The lovely rock gardens presented in this video was brilliantly helpful and inspiring. I thoroughly enjoyed the knowledge and advice shared by your wonderful guests. Once again, thank you Alexandra for creating another fabulous video. 🙏🏻🌱

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@sweetpeasandyarrowaranchdi8327 Жыл бұрын

Another wonderful video! ❤

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@marymary5494 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Alexandra. 👌💕

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lenafagan4706 Жыл бұрын

Great plant ideas for drought tolerant garden.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@suz4keeps Жыл бұрын

Inspirational thank you

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@mt2766 Жыл бұрын

So many great tips. Excellent point about using local rocks so the effect looks natural. There is a spot in my garden where I’d like to add a few small boulders with ferns. Haven’t pulled the trigger, yet.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Interesting project!

@RoseMary-vs3io Жыл бұрын

This is right on time, I have an area in my garden which would benefit from this, thank you, P.S. It was so nice to see Pozy Gentles.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@adz5bneweng589 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous video! Very interested in putting a small rock garden in my zone 5b MA, US garden.

@gardengatesopen Жыл бұрын

BOULDERS!!!! My husband says I've got rocks in my head. AND HE'S RIGHT!! I'm ALWAYS thinking about rocks and boulders for the garden! Mostly bcuz quite a lot of them came with our property. And I've been arranging them, and rearranging them for years!! I live in limestone country here in Texas. There's quite a few quarries nearby. This means instead of building brick houses, we build limestone houses around here. I also go to building sites where they clad the houses with limestone. I get permission to rummage thru their throw away piles! And they've always got LOTS of good rocks for me to take home! FOR FREE! Since I've collected so many for free, whenever I need to buy a stone or two, it makes it hard for me to be ok with paying for them! Until I get them home of coarse! Then I'm always glad to have them. Alexandra, the photos in your video are STUNNING!!! I paused the video several times to stare at how beautiful the plantings are!!! I also took a screenshot or 2 of some of the stone work. Now I've got THOSE rocks in my head!!!!! Thanks for the inspiration!! 🪨🪨🪨🌾🪨🪨🪨🪨🌻🪨🪨

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it is such a beautiful rock garden

@lesliekendall5668 Жыл бұрын

I use my rubble rock for making borders but have also come across a few large ones that I put in the garden or near the pond as focal points.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Sounds lovely

@folee_edge Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@juliabinford6500 Жыл бұрын

I have quite a lot of very large rock, since my home is on a slope. Barberry, weeping Alaskan cedar, everillo sedge, sedums, and creeping juniper play well together in my zone 8b Pacific Northwest garden. Thank goodness my garden is fairly small.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@gardenjoy5223 Жыл бұрын

With these droughts the new trend is set.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

I think so!

@ollvebranch Жыл бұрын

Just what the doctor ordered. Very on point! For me at least

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that!

@francesmclaren7881 Жыл бұрын

I’m always looking out for any free rocks for adding to corners of my garden.

@carajoydecelles657 4 ай бұрын

2:46, 😂 and not only am I a yank, but a profoundly hearing impaired one at that! Since I depend completely on subtitles, I totally missed the excellent video captioning where it clearly states 'turf!' And in my defense, KZfaq captioning and the provided transcript both have it as turbs. 😂

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 4 ай бұрын

My husband does the transcripts for most of the videos and he, like you, would definitely have questioned 'turbs'. But I'm glad you found it in the end.

@folee_edge Жыл бұрын

I was going to do a brick raised bed, but now I am contemplating a rock garden in lieu...my friend has a pile of rocks that would be helpful.

@patrickdempsey9886 Жыл бұрын

Goes without saying what great work I notice the rock garden with a 2 or 3 steps or split in two by a wall each which could be achieved in the smallest garden looks better than a few rocks in a corner of a well groomed golf corse

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

I agree

@Chimchimenys Жыл бұрын

Great video. I wonder how well rock gardens work in the shade? I've got a shady little raised bed in the corner of a patio area. South East facing but up against a fence and currently containing two small conifer lollypops, a large yucca and a Bay tree. Currently covered in purple slate, it looks nice and tidy but it doesn't fill my heart with joy! In my mind rock gardens are very open (as in the one in your video) and are made to simulate exposed alpine slopes. Would any traditional rock garden plants enjoy this shady spot?

@MsGGmadi 5 ай бұрын

Love your videos, thank you. I was hoping to find out how to set rocks into an existing slope (quite steep) that is currently grassed over and mown in summer. I have plenty of local stone - should i cut mini steps into the slope first to provide horizontal "platforms" for the stone to sit on, then fill around?? Any tips gratefully received.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 5 ай бұрын

Roughly speaking, yes - there's a bit more about this on How to Plant on a Slope video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y72afah0tKybp3k.html

@MsGGmadi 5 ай бұрын

Thank you SO much for your rrply Alexandra. I've just watched the video you kindly linked for me and now have a good idea of how to set about creating a nicely planted and slightly rocky slope!

@lindas.martin2806 9 ай бұрын

These gardens are lovely! I live in Southern Mexico with a temperate climate, two seasons. I would like to have a rock garden that also has succulents in a long and narrow rectangular area that has a low slope, just enough so that in the rainy season mud funs down and blocks the garage door. Is it possible to combine things like lavender and rosemary with succulents, and what to do at the end of the garden to eliminate the problem of mud?

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 9 ай бұрын

Yes, you could certainly plant rosemary, lavender and succulents in the same garden. In terms of mud, if it's frequent, don't fight it, plant it up with plants that are happy in those conditions! It could be worth checking out 'rain gardens', which are boggy areas that can sometimes dry out. Or even just plant plants that are happy in muddy areas. Beth Chatto Gardens have a 'dry garden' in one part of their gardens and a boggy wet one on the other side of the house, so it's worth checking them out and perhaps buying some of Beth Chatto's books. Even though you can't buy the plants where you are, seeing what they sell for damp areas could give you some ideas: www.bethchatto.co.uk/shop-plants.htm

@natalie_tn 2 ай бұрын

I wish I could have seen the brick rock garden that you and Posey spoke of. We have a pile of bricks that we scavenged from a neighbor's property (with permission) We intended to use them as borders and walkway but found they aren't up to the task as they're too old and crumbly.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Ай бұрын

I did see it a few weeks ago, and quite a few years have passed since the bricks were dumped. It has now grown over completely and just looks like a mound of greenery. There's quite a bit of using crumbling or crushed brick, stone or aggregate in gardens. There's one at 03:00 here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qd2UrdeHy7rVhXk.html and some more in this Short: kzfaq.info7HsCDTQn4xk?feature=share I think you could try just heaping them up and maybe speeding up the process by adding some topsoil - or you could do what Posy's friends have done and just leave nature to sort it out!

@natalie_tn Ай бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden Thank you Alexandra!

@Gesundheit888 Жыл бұрын

At time frame 13:19 what is that plant? It is so gorgeous.

@DownButNotOutYet Жыл бұрын

Good morning Alexander, no, I don't think so. Even though a rock garden stay sort of "full" looking most of the time, it is just as much work as your English sweetheart garden. Will you like it, a thought came to me, if you are going to change, look at the plants at the Nursery and see will I love these for many years, do I really wish to change the garden fashion scene, many factors that we should consider. As much a succulents love hot weather, during the summer storms those juicy leaves can get burned and get black marks from hail I don't know, gardening is very tricky!! I have just a few succulents which I am going to repot shortly so they can settle before Autumn next year, they also don't like to be moved about, so pots seem quite suitable as they are small to medium size. Had to smile re the weed suppressing fabric, people forget the wind bring along more weeds to shower your garden and we are back to square one. Gardening is not for lazy people!! Thanks for another most informative show, I am sure many a subscriber will consider a rock garden, but it will be better suited for a large space, I think so. Do take care, kind regards.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you - and I considered whether it would suit a difficult area in my garden, but have decided it won't quite work. But always interesting to think about!

@DownButNotOutYet Жыл бұрын

@@TheMiddlesizedGarden I came to the conclusion that you are more smart than you show on the programme :) I passed a house on the way to the Supermarket and what they did I thought was lovely. It is a North side facing wall and they planted it up with succulents as it is right next to the or on the drive which will get quite hot. it looked smashing, maybe if I can get to take a photo I can send it to you Alexander. Byye

@hadleybee9199 2 ай бұрын

Can you say more about the "upturned sections of turf?" I don't understand what that is. Sod? Anyone? Thanks!

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Ай бұрын

Turf is lawn grass. If you're laying a lawn, turf comes in rolls and if you're taking a lawn out, you'd cut sections of the turf out by putting a spade under it. But you don't have throw left over turf grass away. Turn it upside down so that the grass itself is buried and the earth is facing upwards. The grass will rot down and restore its goodness to the earth.

@julialloyd5747 Жыл бұрын

We have just started a rock garden and my husband insisted on barrier fabric.Grrr. He also insisted on rocks being positioned first Grrrrr. Oh well. Lots of cutting to done....

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

Well, at least the barrier fabric will mean less weeding for the next few months. And after that, you can see whether it's doing any good.

@joanp105 Жыл бұрын

So next to the alpine plant you showed, was mulch of seashells. Rock gardens here in the USA, still burn up in 95 degree days with no rain for 6 weeks or more. There are many parts of this country where 95 degrees is not even that hot🙆‍♀️ seems that most suitable plants would be short and prefer alkaline soil. Ours here on the east coast is mainly rock and clay. High acidity and in a drought, the soil becomes like a solid barrier. Awful with inability to water too much or the well runs dry the past few years. Climate change has been so obvious for years, if only gardeners would wake up to this reality.

@TheMiddlesizedGarden Жыл бұрын

The seashell mulch is a byproduct of the food industry, so it is a nice way of using up something that would otherwise be discarded.

@carajoydecelles657 4 ай бұрын

When you speak of upturned turbs, you totally lose me. Even google won't help. What are turbs?

@TheMiddlesizedGarden 4 ай бұрын

Oh dear it has even flummoxed me! What time point is it at?