Vigorous growers could smoother those rocks you took such pain to
position. Confine fast grower and spreading types to specific pockets; avoid
plant with invasive roots.
Start with your permanent plantings. In cool and temperate areas perennials and dwarf shrubs (conifers, azaleas and cotoneasters are popular choices) will probably provide most of your display. Set these a base of and between major rocks. Use high ground to show off plants that would be lost of ground level, such as tiny flowered ground covers which can spill over rocks. Tuck rosette style succulents into cracks and crevices protected from rain which otherwise gather in leaves and cause fungus growth or rot. In remaining areas between stones, vary colorful annuals and bulbs, so there will be interest all year. How to send flowers to philippines in discounted rate through www.philippinesflowersdelivery.com/
In hotter areas plan planting to cope with weather. Ferns, cycads, bromeliads and rock orchids all look perfectly at home among rocks and stones. Succulents (as long as they are protected from the wet) and cacti, with their often spectacular flowers, thrive were it is hot and dry. Don’t forget natives such as low growing acacias, banksias and grevilleas.
Special effects
Rock gardens lend themselves to a variety of usual treatments. Create a dry river bed effect, by using large boulders for banks with washed pebbles running along the center. Add to the bush land look by planting a few prostrate shrubs in the bed itself, as well as around the “banks”. Have water in your river bed. Water and rock gardens go together beautifully. You can easily install a pool at the lowest level. Add a submersible pump and create your own water fall, cascading down the rocks. For a large rockery, consider setting a meandering path of gravel through it; rockeries built on slopes often cry out for a rock stairway.
Rock garden maintenance
Remove weeds by hand; do not disturb plant roots. Never use a hoe. Keep an eye on vigorous plants which can quickly crowd out slower varieties. Clip and prune regularly, but try to keep a natural look. Watch for slugs and snails, which love damp, rocky terrain, and keep snail bait scattered about. Water well and regularly in dry weather with a long through soaking in the evening; water only occasionally in winter when plants are dormant. Feed lightly. Most rock gardens lose nutrients rapidly through leaching, but generous fertilizer could promote too vigorous growth.
Start with your permanent plantings. In cool and temperate areas perennials and dwarf shrubs (conifers, azaleas and cotoneasters are popular choices) will probably provide most of your display. Set these a base of and between major rocks. Use high ground to show off plants that would be lost of ground level, such as tiny flowered ground covers which can spill over rocks. Tuck rosette style succulents into cracks and crevices protected from rain which otherwise gather in leaves and cause fungus growth or rot. In remaining areas between stones, vary colorful annuals and bulbs, so there will be interest all year. How to send flowers to philippines in discounted rate through www.philippinesflowersdelivery.com/
In hotter areas plan planting to cope with weather. Ferns, cycads, bromeliads and rock orchids all look perfectly at home among rocks and stones. Succulents (as long as they are protected from the wet) and cacti, with their often spectacular flowers, thrive were it is hot and dry. Don’t forget natives such as low growing acacias, banksias and grevilleas.
Special effects
Rock gardens lend themselves to a variety of usual treatments. Create a dry river bed effect, by using large boulders for banks with washed pebbles running along the center. Add to the bush land look by planting a few prostrate shrubs in the bed itself, as well as around the “banks”. Have water in your river bed. Water and rock gardens go together beautifully. You can easily install a pool at the lowest level. Add a submersible pump and create your own water fall, cascading down the rocks. For a large rockery, consider setting a meandering path of gravel through it; rockeries built on slopes often cry out for a rock stairway.
Rock garden maintenance
Remove weeds by hand; do not disturb plant roots. Never use a hoe. Keep an eye on vigorous plants which can quickly crowd out slower varieties. Clip and prune regularly, but try to keep a natural look. Watch for slugs and snails, which love damp, rocky terrain, and keep snail bait scattered about. Water well and regularly in dry weather with a long through soaking in the evening; water only occasionally in winter when plants are dormant. Feed lightly. Most rock gardens lose nutrients rapidly through leaching, but generous fertilizer could promote too vigorous growth.
