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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. -- dave @ stejonda "To materialist eyes, India is a developing country; to spiritual eyes, the United States is a developing country." Ram Dass |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
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"dave @ stejonda" wrote: I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. In desperation stoneleeks (sempervivums) with some species tulips for spring colour. -- CTC Right to Ride Representative for Richmond upon Thames |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
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writes In message "dave @ stejonda" wrote: I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. In desperation stoneleeks (sempervivums) with some species tulips for spring colour. Or various other succulent plants. Sempervivums have the advantage of being hardy, so they can sit there all round, and there are various hardy sedums. But aloes and hawarthias are good for summer, some with the advantage of spikes of orange flowers. Mesembryanthemum (livingstone daisy) should cope if you have a lot of sunshine. Wallflowers, as their name implies, can cope quite well with drought. As can some of the scented leaved pelargoniums. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
"dave @ stejonda" wrote in message ... I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. -- dave @ stejonda Alpines, houseleeks etc. They're small, they're cheap, they're not much work. Gardening doesn't get much better than that :-)) Planted in a fairly gritty/sandy type soil (there's probably a special alpine mix available, and covered with whatever stone/slate/pebble covering you personally find visually attractive. Steve |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
dave @ stejonda wrote:
: I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with : internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather : exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions : as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of : drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. plug plants sorry! |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
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from "dave @ stejonda" contains these words: I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. How about houseleeks? (B and Q usually stock several kinds). They can go ages without water. If you top the soil with grit the houseleeks will like it, and it will conserve moisture when you're away. Janet |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
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"dave @ stejonda" wrote: I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. In desperation stoneleeks (sempervivums) with some species tulips for spring colour. -- CTC Right to Ride Representative for Richmond upon Thames |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
In article , Paul Luton
writes In message "dave @ stejonda" wrote: I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. In desperation stoneleeks (sempervivums) with some species tulips for spring colour. Or various other succulent plants. Sempervivums have the advantage of being hardy, so they can sit there all round, and there are various hardy sedums. But aloes and hawarthias are good for summer, some with the advantage of spikes of orange flowers. Mesembryanthemum (livingstone daisy) should cope if you have a lot of sunshine. Wallflowers, as their name implies, can cope quite well with drought. As can some of the scented leaved pelargoniums. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
"dave @ stejonda" wrote in message ... I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. -- dave @ stejonda Alpines, houseleeks etc. They're small, they're cheap, they're not much work. Gardening doesn't get much better than that :-)) Planted in a fairly gritty/sandy type soil (there's probably a special alpine mix available, and covered with whatever stone/slate/pebble covering you personally find visually attractive. Steve |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
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from "dave @ stejonda" contains these words: I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. How about houseleeks? (B and Q usually stock several kinds). They can go ages without water. If you top the soil with grit the houseleeks will like it, and it will conserve moisture when you're away. Janet |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
"shazzbat" wrote in message ... "dave @ stejonda" wrote in message ... I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. -- dave @ stejonda Alpines, houseleeks etc. They're small, they're cheap, they're not much work. Gardening doesn't get much better than that :-)) Planted in a fairly gritty/sandy type soil (there's probably a special alpine mix available, and covered with whatever stone/slate/pebble covering you personally find visually attractive. Steve I have several shallow pots planted with alpines which do really well on my hot roof garden. The following site has more info and several planting lists etc : http://www.backyardgardener.com/trough.html Jenny |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
"shazzbat" wrote in message ... "dave @ stejonda" wrote in message ... I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. -- dave @ stejonda Alpines, houseleeks etc. They're small, they're cheap, they're not much work. Gardening doesn't get much better than that :-)) Planted in a fairly gritty/sandy type soil (there's probably a special alpine mix available, and covered with whatever stone/slate/pebble covering you personally find visually attractive. Steve I have several shallow pots planted with alpines which do really well on my hot roof garden. The following site has more info and several planting lists etc : http://www.backyardgardener.com/trough.html Jenny |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
In message , Janet
Baraclough.. writes The message from "dave @ stejonda" contains these words: I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. How about houseleeks? (B and Q usually stock several kinds). They can go ages without water. If you top the soil with grit the houseleeks will like it, and it will conserve moisture when you're away. Thanks Janet, but what are houseleeks? I know what 'ordinary' leeks are but have never come across these. Do they have another name? Are they hardy? ahhh, I've just discovered... ;-) -- dave @ stejonda |
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what to plant in an old shallow sink?
In message , Kay Easton
writes In article , Paul Luton writes In message "dave @ stejonda" wrote: I have an old porcelain laboratory sink out side my front door with internal dimensions of 32"x11" x 6" deep. The situation is rather exposed and thus dries quickly. I'd be grateful for some suggestions as to what to plant in it as everything I've tried so far has died of drought when we've gone away for our summer holiday. In desperation stoneleeks (sempervivums) with some species tulips for spring colour. Or various other succulent plants. Sempervivums have the advantage of being hardy, so they can sit there all round, and there are various hardy sedums. These sempervivums sound like a good idea. Presumably they'll prefer a gritty soil together with a grit/gravel/stone covering? Ahhh, I've just found the Fernwood Nursery and sent for their list. But aloes and hawarthias are good for summer, some with the advantage of spikes of orange flowers. Mesembryanthemum (livingstone daisy) should cope if you have a lot of sunshine. Maybe next year. Wallflowers, as their name implies, can cope quite well with drought. As can some of the scented leaved pelargoniums. I just love the scent of wallflowers - something I remember from my childhood. There are some in flower out the front right at this moment. -- dave @ stejonda "To materialist eyes, India is a developing country; to spiritual eyes, the United States is a developing country." Ram Dass |
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