Re: Good Morning!/ Orders for spring??

The plants that you had mentioned sound more for ground level than in
the the wall itself, but I'm not that well versed on stone wall plants.
Two I can think of offhand - Helianthemum, Rock Rose or Sun Rose, loves
it dry and it has a very long bloom season with a lot of color, but does
need full sun. Another, a fancier plant, Lewisia really likes it dry -
mine rotted last summer, a commonly available one is '?Something? Plum'
that is very pretty in the pictures. The plants Gene mentioned all look
great for rockgardens - I think a stone wall might qualify - and most I
saw were hardy to z 5 or 6.


Kitty
> Both...the bench is wide enough to put a few plants at the base of the wall
> with others inserted into the stone and a few along the top.
> 
> Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 01/13/2004 8:53:46 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Good Morning!/ Orders for spring??
> >
> > > am thinking of plants for the stone wall.
> >
> > Plants for the wall itself, or to be placed in the soil at the base of
> the wall?
> > Kitty
> > > Looking towards spring.  I want to get my raised vegetable garden beds
> and
> > > walks completed.  Then, I have ordered a stone bench that we have been
> > > having problems getting installed due to weather.  I intend to place it
> on
> > > a dirt bench at the lake side.  Behind it, I plan to build a stone
> wall.  I
> > > am thinking of plants for the stone wall.  The area faces west and is
> > > actually more dry sun/shade than anything but I am hoping that the
> stones
> > > in the walls will provide moisture niches.  The bench has a pine and
> > > dogwood along the edge.  Cedars grow a little further down the lake
> path.  
> > > 
> > > Because the trees nearby have more of a yellow tone, I am considering
> > > Veronica repens 'Sunshine', xHeucherella 'Sunspot', Geranium 'Anne
> > > Thomson', all new to me.  Any suggestions?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > [Original Message]
> > > > From: Gene Bush <genebush@otherside.com>
> > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > Date: 01/13/2004 5:41:38 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Good Morning!/ Orders for spring??
> > > >
> > > > Well, Kitty,
> > > >     My answer probably belongs on the rock garden / alpine list...
> but I
> > > > know some of what I can not live without already for the new rock
> garden I
> > > > want to construct this spring. Three each of the following: Roscoae,
> > > > Ramonda, Haberlea and Jankea... oh, and two or three species of
> Polygala.
> > > > Now all I have to do is locate nice starts of all of the above.
> Perhaps
> > > > another gentiana or two. New saxifrage that will do well in my
> troughs.
> > > From
> > > > the catalogs received thus far, looks like some web searches are in
> order.
> > > >     What is it that you can not live without??
> > > >     Gene E. Bush
> > > > Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> > > > www.munchkinnursery.com
> > > > genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> > > > Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > So I see everyone slept well last night - or overslept this
> morning. I
> > > > > went to bed a bit early myself. So I was surprised to open my email
> this
> > > > > am and find only one post.
> > > > >
> > > > > So what's new in the catalogues that you're planning to order?
> > > > >
> > > > > Kitty
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