Garden position suitability for alpine garden

If you make a moveable cover sort of table shaped with open sides you can pop it over if the forecast says it is going to be really rainy. Here in Cornwall I lose most plants of all kinds to wet mild winters (and slugs!) rather than cold. The roots just rot.

 

A visit to Edinburgh botanic garden is a must if you like alpines.

 

Wow yes when you put it like that. Hmm well I'm happy to experiment. My only experience of alpines in the ground so far is delosperma, two variaties had three of each and only one is left so far this winter. Seem to lose them after snow or frost on the ground which is interesting because these are the conditions they should cope with. I thought I'd done a lot to improve drainage, mainly sand and grit mixed in with the clay.

 

Funnily enough I used to live very near to the botanics but it was before I had a garden and liked it as a place to walk around but would consider myself more of a gardener now and probably need to revisit

 

Delosperma is a South African plant that grows up in the mountains where it's dry. It's a succulent so can't stand wet. You'd probably need an Alpine House to grow it in Scotland. Try plants from Ardfearn Nursery in Inverness. Alpine Plants by Ardfearn Nursery I got plants from them before and they have been very successful, including ones they have from the Arctic Circle.

 

Hmm ok I might try and rescue the one that is clinging on then. They seem to have a good selection and shows what can be grown here