Mini Garden
By Scottish
- 27 Apr, 2013
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My first attempt at a mini garden. Inspired by my SRGC show visit. Please excuse the labels!
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That looks attractive Scottish
27 Apr, 2013
Cute .. :o)
27 Apr, 2013
looks great to me, and the rocks look just right too
27 Apr, 2013
Thats lovely. It will be great to see how it grows. You will need to give us regular updates on it.
27 Apr, 2013
I thought you may have been inspired. Where have you put it. Being so mini.....
27 Apr, 2013
I love miniature gardens and think you can be very creative with them. Yours is lovely and yes please, let's have some updates!
27 Apr, 2013
Thanks ladies :)
Louisa, I've only just found out where to buy these Tufa rocks, I'd like to experiment and drill a hole and grow something through them but I'm not quite confident enough yet!
I will Sheila - I'm not sure if I've used enough plants to get the effect but I can always add :) I tried to get a sort of mound going on but it didn't work!!
Lulu - I know it's mini but the trough is rather large and will be a bit of a drama to move anywhere. It's up on the decking, in the sun and there it will stay! I'll rig up a contraption to keep the wet of in winter
27 Apr, 2013
Chris - we crossed. I will update providing it grows well ;)
27 Apr, 2013
It WILL grow well :-)
27 Apr, 2013
A short length of plastic pipe, Scottish, sunk into the pot, then an umbrella.
The weight of the pot will keep it stable.
A hole drilled through the pipe & brolly with a 'pin' to stop the brolly sailing off with the wind.
28 Apr, 2013
It's lovely! Good job!
30 Apr, 2013
It is lovely. Are they alpines?
2 May, 2013
Mouldy - I will take your design comments on board :)
Thanks Karen - I want to put more in but will see how these cope first!
Anujag - yes, all alpines that require similar growing conditions. There are some pictures of far superior efforts on one of my blogs about my visit to the SRGC show at the beginning of April. You can get an idea of what I'm trying to create.
2 May, 2013
I'm sure you come up with some fiendishly ingenius construction, Scottish. :-)
2 May, 2013
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And very nice too, looks good with the rocks....
27 Apr, 2013