the mediterranean rock garden
- Subject: the mediterranean rock garden
- From: G* G*
- Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 16:19:46 -0700
>> Greetings, have recently signed on to your board and have been
> fascinated with the intelligent discussions and fascinating subjects.
> May I ask if anybody is experimenting with "mediterranean" rock gardens
> made up of drought tolerant creeping and cushion type plants? More
> humid climates, like the Pacific Northwest, are big on alpines and screes, what about coastal
> california and similar areas? Anyone with hands-on experience growing
> these kind of plants--successes and/or failures? It goes without saying
> (although I seem to be saying it anyway) that many classic rock garden
> plants are from the Med--creeping thymes, dianthus, armeria caespitosa,
> the various teucriums, etc.,etc, including one of the classic "summer
> blues" lithodora diffusa which here on the southern Oregon coast at
> least is quite happy growing in pure builders sand with minimal
> watering. Also, what about plants from other parts of the med
> region--north Africa, the Middle East, and so on. Would love to hear
> from the assembled wisdom of all of you out there. George Guthrie
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