Re: more rocks
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] more rocks
- From: C* P*
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 14:09:12 EST
In a message dated 11/12/99 10:40:08 AM Eastern Standard Time,
jgadney@EMAIL.MSN.COM writes:
<<
Rock garden and other gardening purists frown on having all kinds of rocks
in the garden, but I like it and that's what counts. >>
It takes some pleasure from the garden to be purist and limits your
experiences, I think.
A thought on rocks, which caused me a broken toe this summer, is that many
perennial plants can benefit by having a rock as a companion. The moisture
retained by a group of rocks is helpful in the summer droughts. There are
perennials that plain look better next to a rock, the smaller campanulas for
instance.
I live on a mountainside with rock both on top the soil and underlying all of
the garden area. At first I thought them a great burden but I have changed
my thinking in recent years. Anyone visiting my garden is welcome to take
home rocks (and ferns) which are in great abundance here. Most do.
Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY z4
