pink and purple shades~cyclamen and primula~Alpine house

Nice pic:-)

I like how the pots are in the ground... Does this help retain water?

I think so Tastey ~plus it keeps the flowers up off the ground and they can change them around as necessary~

Gorgeous colours, so lovely to see all these little treasures.

Beautiful Arlene.

Lovely photo,is this the Wisley Alpine house? If it is, I love this place. It's full of mouth watering plants at all times of the year. This picture makes me want to visit now! The idea of the sand plunge is to give a cooler root run for the plants, help prevent drying out, stop the roots freezing and also has the advantage of letting a collection of different sized pots be nicely presented by varying the level at which they are plunged.

~ yes it is Wisley~ was absolutely fantastic when we were there last year!