Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court Flower
show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst nice, just didn't
have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount of soil
in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high temperatures
with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is the type
of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.

With a price like that I'm not surprised

Jez wrote:
Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court Flower
show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst nice, just
didn't have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount of
soil in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high
temperatures with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is the
type of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.

Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk

Unfortunately, the signs were never designed for the Lidl's shopper.

Thanks for your input, however, it wasn't pricing advice that I was in
need of.

Jez.

The Devil's Advocate wrote:
With a price like that I'm not surprised

Jez wrote:

Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court Flower
show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst nice, just
didn't have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount of
soil in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high
temperatures with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is the
type of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.


Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk

Sell your rubbish elsewhere then I would, people with more money than sense
don't come here

Jez wrote:
Unfortunately, the signs were never designed for the Lidl's shopper.

Thanks for your input, however, it wasn't pricing advice that I was
in need of.

Jez.

The Devil's Advocate wrote:
With a price like that I'm not surprised

Jez wrote:

Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court
Flower show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst
nice, just didn't have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount
of soil in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high
temperatures with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is
the type of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.


Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk

Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk

may be worth looking at alpines - I'd get a book on them.

I don't know much about them, but two genera that come to mind are
Sempervivum and Sedum, both are OK hot and dry.

They need good drainage, so presumably you;ve got drainage holes?

JP


"Jez" wrote in message
...

Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court Flower
show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst nice, just didn't
have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount of soil
in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high temperatures
with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is the type
of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.

Hi, nice to see another Jez!

Will look into that. Yes, they do have drainage, but the plant holes on
the small ones are only about the size of a small plant pot, so I can
imagine whatever I plant (or advise to be planted) will have to be
watered often.

Thanks Jez.

Jez.



Jez Phillips wrote:

may be worth looking at alpines - I'd get a book on them.

I don't know much about them, but two genera that come to mind are
Sempervivum and Sedum, both are OK hot and dry.

They need good drainage, so presumably you;ve got drainage holes?

JP


"Jez" wrote in message
...


Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court Flower
show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst nice, just didn't
have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount of soil
in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high temperatures
with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is the type
of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.

"The Devil's Advocate" wrote in
message ...
With a price like that I'm not surprised

Jez wrote:
Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court Flower
show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst nice, just
didn't have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount of
soil in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high
temperatures with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is the
type of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.

Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk



Incredible pricing (per cm2!)
Try desert plants and cacti for the summer shows. They should tolerate the
conditions. Look at www.palmcentre.co.uk for cactus options.
Neil

"The Devil's Advocate" wrote in
message ...
With a price like that I'm not surprised

Jez wrote:
Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court Flower
show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst nice, just
didn't have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount of
soil in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high
temperatures with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is the
type of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.

Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk



Incredible pricing (per cm2!)
Try desert plants and cacti for the summer shows. They should tolerate the
conditions. Look at www.palmcentre.co.uk for cactus options.
Neil

"The Devil's Advocate" wrote in
message ...
With a price like that I'm not surprised

Jez wrote:
Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court Flower
show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst nice, just
didn't have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount of
soil in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high
temperatures with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is the
type of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.

Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk



Incredible pricing (per cm2!)
Try desert plants and cacti for the summer shows. They should tolerate the
conditions. Look at www.palmcentre.co.uk for cactus options.
Neil

"The Devil's Advocate" wrote in
message ...
With a price like that I'm not surprised

Jez wrote:
Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court Flower
show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst nice, just
didn't have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount of
soil in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high
temperatures with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is the
type of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.

Robert The Devil's Advocate www.pafc.co.uk



Incredible pricing (per cm2!)
Try desert plants and cacti for the summer shows. They should tolerate the
conditions. Look at www.palmcentre.co.uk for cactus options.
Neil

gastropod wrote:

Incredible pricing (per cm2!)
Try desert plants and cacti for the summer shows. They should tolerate the
conditions. Look at www.palmcentre.co.uk for cactus options.
Neil



Thanks Neil. Do you think cacti would mix well with other plants? I
would like to get some sort of trailing plant (I assume that rockery
type plants must be pretty hardy and cope well with little water) I dont
want anything to grow too high out of the planter - so cacti would be a
good option - I also want it to appeal to as wide an audience as possible.

Again, thanks Neil.

Jez.

Xref: kermit uk.rec.gardening:155158

diud a serach on 'Sempervivum and Sedum' found that alpines are what I
did put in for the show! Not nearly as nice as some of the one's I found
here though
http://www.homefarm100.fsnet.co.uk/S...thulifolium%20'Cape%20Blanco'.html

You have given me some great ideas.

Thanks.

Jez.

Jez Phillips wrote:
may be worth looking at alpines - I'd get a book on them.

I don't know much about them, but two genera that come to mind are
Sempervivum and Sedum, both are OK hot and dry.

They need good drainage, so presumably you;ve got drainage holes?

JP


"Jez" wrote in message
...

Hello Group,

I make stone signs and have a newish product - planter signs.

I recently had some of my signs displayed at the Hampton Court Flower
show and the plants I displayed in the planter, whilst nice, just didn't
have the impact that I required.

The plants need to be able to exist in a relatively small amount of soil
in (if Hampton Court was anything to go by) fairly high temperatures
with little or no shade.

You can see a picture he

http://www.rusticstone.net/morepics2.htm and the top picture is the type
of sign I am concerned about.

Any ideas?

Jez.

sorry, you will need to paste that link as it won't hyperlink all of it
for some reason.

Jez.

In article , Jez
writes


Thanks Neil. Do you think cacti would mix well with other plants?

The only problem is with long term planting where the rate of growth may
be vastly different.
I
would like to get some sort of trailing plant (I assume that rockery
type plants must be pretty hardy and cope well with little water)

Try the more succulent leaved ones


--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Kay Easton wrote:
In article , Jez
writes


Thanks Neil. Do you think cacti would mix well with other plants?


The only problem is with long term planting where the rate of growth may
be vastly different.

I
would like to get some sort of trailing plant (I assume that rockery
type plants must be pretty hardy and cope well with little water)


Try the more succulent leaved ones



Thanks Kay. I think as long as something doesn't grow vastly tall or
vastly bushy and actually interfere with the house name visibility I am
sure it will be ok.

Thanks,

Jez.