On 30/04/2014 17:33, Frank Booth wrote:
"Frank Booth" wrote in message
o.uk...
I want to grow some alpines that have their main flowering during the
summer
months. Apart from the ubiquitous Campanula can anyone suggest other
alpines
that have their main flowering during the above period. Some yellow
blooming
alpines would be especially welcome.

Thanks. I take it then that no one actually knows of any summer flowering
alpines personally (campanula excepted), else it's going to be a bit of a
slog just to find a few.


Your best bet is to visit local nurseries and garden centres when you
want the plants so that you can see them in flower and see the type of
growth you get.
You give no indication as to how many plants you are looking for, 5 or 500?
I had someone asking about alpines last weekend, he has a "tidy size"
rockery, when pressed he said it's about 3 ft by 2 ft.
this is typical, I had another customer a few years ago looking for
plants for a "tidy size" rock garden, turned out that she had a 2 acre
garden and her idea of a " was around 20 ft by 8ft.
So what would be fine in one would be lost in the other, and what would
look good in the second one would swamp the first one.
If you are going to find getting plants a bit of a slog, wouldn't you be
better of with ordinary borders and a lawn?
Most people here are never happier than when they are let loose in a
nursery.
David