Sempervivums ☼ Full sun ❅Hardy ★Award

That looks lovely Paul

My dads favs mate, he had a collection of all different ones.

Yes remember you saying that SL - nice for a reminder :))

Thank you Annella :))

Yours look very healthy Paul, ours are still under cover....

Lovely Paul, and great pictures.I'm very envious ) or 'well jel' as some seem to think we all say in these parts..U won't be surprised to hear, we don't)... I've never had any success with these, either in the ground or pots with lots of grit in the compost!!!!!

Thanks DD and Paul - confession Paul this is an old pic - I only had 2 survived one from Cinders and a red one - most go soggy, plant them in sand grit everything - no luck :(

Oh, sorry about that...but it makes me feel better...ha ha! lots of photos being put on of these so I thought it was only me who kills them!!!!

No Paul I am no good with them - I love them but so do blackbirds , weevils sadly.

Yes, and they're not that kee on clay soil either, owe er much grit I dig in!!!!!

and to make us feel worse - they're supposed to be easy to grow :D

We should give up Paul....we're useless...ha ha ...take up origami or something as a hobby instead of gardening!!

not as easy as it seems ah :D

I love the little flowers on these.

Thanks Linda yes me too :)))

nice plants again, how come you have all the unusual plants? or maybe im not such a good gardener after all!

I did have them SB - they died lol ! most things that flower die on me

Another great photo !! Love the settings:-))))

Thank you Junna :-))))

We decided to make frames for them out of heavy duty polythene which we slipped over the sinks, and it has certainly worked, they have survived the winter wet this time......last year we lost so many.

I lost loads from winter rot DD :(

I don't understand how they are able to grow on a roof, if they cannot grow in ideal conditions in a pot?

no idea!!

I suppose they are of the succulent family and don't need all the soil to grow in. Their leaves take and supply water......that's my theory anyway. I may be completely wrong and in which case it's good to learn. LOL.

Lol Linda - once I get garden done I will buy some more :))

We are going to try less compost and more rocks in the sinks...

yes long as they get full drainage DD :-))

I am determined to keep them going this time...

good luck :)) I will try again some day

It's a good idea to put shingle and grit in the bottom of the sink then your compost with some stones to help drainage Dotty.

the only ones to survive here are on an old stone wall..always rot in pots no matter how much grit i put in..

Yes Sandra - they rot for me - grown them in the grittiest parts - only have 2 left - in greenhouse :D

They certainly don't like a lot of compost or soil.

no Linda not good at all