If you’re lucky enough to have your own a large deep koi pond, you’ll no doubt want to take advantage of all the benefits it can offer. It’s great for a dip on a sweltering hot day, brilliant fun for […]
Androsace Group
The Androsace Group issues four Newsletters each year and two Androsace Notebooks. It aims to circulate information on the cultivation and naming of these plants and on their ecology and conservation status in the wild. It also aims to investigate […]
Bog Gardening
A POND is not an essential feature of the bog garden, although its presence is to be desired when you can use the overflow to feed a marsh. It is essential, that the soil of the marsh garden be kept in […]
The Pacific Northwest Rock Garden
This is a south facing view of my garden where the rock garden resides. The soil was to hard to have Alpines or Rock garden plants to thrive so I had to raise the soil. The neighbor had a few […]
Pacific Northwest Bog Garden
With the “Oh lucky me” hardpan soil, I contracted the bulldozer to dig a hole 20 feet x 20 feet x 18 inches deep. I covered the hole with two layers of 4mm black plastic. Then, I filled the plastic […]
Alpine & Rock Garden Society Page
Listing of Alpine Plants and how to use:: Provided is a list of Alpine societies that can provide you a world of knowledge on Alpine plants. The membership fees are current for 1996. I am not responsible for any […]
THE AMERICAN PRIMROSE SOCIETY
Alpine Auricula The American Primrose Society (APS), founded in 1941 in the Portland, Oregon has grown to become an international organization with members in the United States, Canada and 21 other foreign countries. The society is dedicated to providing its […]
Simple Water Pond Design
20 plants to use around this simple water garden design. 1. Myosotis scorpioides, forget-me-not 2. Astilbe Peach Blossom 3. Vinca minor-underplanting azaleas 4. Lobelia cardinalis, cardinal-flower 5. Hernerocallis Hyperion (day-lily) 6. Aruncus sylvester, goats-beard 7. Caladium, bicolor hybrids 8. Iris […]
Trough Alpine Gardening
Listing of Alpine Plants and how to use:: THEME TROUGHS A great source of pleasure to me, is to design and plant out “Theme” troughs. There are many hundreds of theme ideas if you use your imagination.What about: Plants […]
Shade Gardening Plants – Zone 2
Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8 Zone 9 Zone 10 Zone 11 Images sourced by Monrovia. Find more shade plants by selecting Monrovia banner. Apple Blossom Caladium Caladium ‘Apple Blossom’ Item #30368 […]