And here is the explanation that I just asked about.....thank you...it was
quite striking
Mr. Kyle Fletcher Baker, MCN
Maine Zone 5
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From: BARBARA van Achterberg <barbaravanachterb...@gmail.com>
To: "Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society, postings copyright by
authors." <alpine-l@science.uu.nl>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] Alpine-L Image Note (3539) 2-shows Miniature garden
close-up
It is also possible to create an almost instant trough from plants in the
garden. I did this last April when I had signed up to bring a centerpiece for
our garden club meeting. Rather than go out and buy plants, I decided to take
what I had in bloom outdoors. It was a very early season with flowers about 2
weeks ahead of normal. The Scabiosa 'Pink Mist' in the center came from my cold
greenhouse. After sticking in the plants, I used native moss as a groundcover.
I included a list of plants on a piece of paper beside the trough. I believe I
created the trough two days before the meeting. On the day of the meeting I
trimmed the few leaves that had gone limp with an embroidery scissors. The
trough was a big hit, especially the Sanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex' and the
Anemonella thalictroides 'Cameo.' After the meeting I took the trough to my
brother to photgraph. As you can see, one leaf of Corydalis orchroleuca has
gone limp. Had I been there, I
would have snipped it off. The next day I collected my trough and replanted
all the plants (the Scabiosa went back into the greenhouse. The only plant
which didn't survive was a very tiny Phlox subulata with a single red flower
showing in background. When I transplanted the Scabiosa into the rock garden
next month it rewarded me with a second bloom, and it just finished a big
autumn bloom when frost hit October 12.
Of course an instant trough like this could not be entered in a competition.
Barbara van Achterberg
Easton, Connecticut USA zone 6
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