Won't the pot take up some of the space?If there was no pot, then 3 bags would do. With a pot, 1 or 2 bags'll do.
I have that Monkey Flower and it self seeds every year, even in dry gravel. (and I have a cold garden.)
Carex Pendula. Carex Evergold. Flag Iris. Bog Bean. Bulrush. Typhia Latifolia. Skunk Cabbage. (If you can get it now.) Banned for sale. Flowering...
I use 6" of Leaf Mould to cover blank areas. Works a treat and helps the soil. Never get weeds in it but occasionally get little oak tree and...
Have you tried Polypodiums; they're good in troughs but not xeric, though.Polystichums can take dry as well.
Have to make a plinth now. :(
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[ATTACH]Making a statue (bust) to go beside the water garden. He's made of bits of plastic, plaster of Paris, expanding foam, PVA and concrete....
Choice Saxifrages. Best plants for troughs. :)
With my bigger pond I used concrete with glass fibres and with the two smaller ones I bought round cattle troughs from a farmers' hardware place,...
Had some labels out in the garden for 5 years and still perfect. Not one has peeled or faded. I'm in a very high rainfall area.
Snowy scenes on the blog today.Snowy scenes. 28th Feb 2018. - Coolwater Garden
Have lost some plants this winter due to the excessive wet. I'd say 50% of my Lewisias have rotted. (The dreaded orange rot.) and I've just...
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]I use these labels. Completely weatherproof. I buy the blanks from The Essentials Company and then get a local...
How did you guess? :) Looking a bit manky after a night on the tiles. :) (Actually, you can just see my head in the top picture.)
Thank you Snorky. It all started with me not wanting to cut grass. Amazing what motivates people, eh?
I use Forceps for handling Cacti. My cacti are outside so the forceps is brill for weeding between them.
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