I've grown thrift and definitely not on chalk up here! Verd is right - it's drainage that matters. Most GCs, nurseries and places like B&Q sell thrift in their alpine plant areas.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
cheers guys. oh well was trying to aviod a garden center as they bankrupt me lol. guess i could have a go and stick to alpine plants. what im trying to achieve is a bonsai rockery on a tray that's only 1cm deep.
now as i need to keep everything together would hessian be something i could use to keep everything in place for the first couple of years but allow new plant growth? my other option is bonsai potting mesh but then that would be pretty much left there all the time. at least with hessian that would rot away once the whole thing has jelled.
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thanks just wanted to make sure
how do i make the compost/soil more chalky and less fertile for them to have a good chance?
Unless you've very acid bog type soil I wouldn't worry about the chalk kev. If you're heavy mix in some grit.
re where the plants come from. search 'wild flower plants', load of nurseries come up.
Nice photo of red campion, another wild flower on one of the current threads, could be 'what did you do today'
In the sticks near Peterborough
The red campion is on good evening forkers
In the sticks near Peterborough
I've grown thrift and definitely not on chalk up here! Verd is right - it's drainage that matters. Most GCs, nurseries and places like B&Q sell thrift in their alpine plant areas.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
cheers guys. oh well was trying to aviod a garden center as they bankrupt me lol. guess i could have a go and stick to alpine plants. what im trying to achieve is a bonsai rockery on a tray that's only 1cm deep.
now as i need to keep everything together would hessian be something i could use to keep everything in place for the first couple of years but allow new plant growth? my other option is bonsai potting mesh but then that would be pretty much left there all the time. at least with hessian that would rot away once the whole thing has jelled.