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Krish
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April 30, 2012, 11:04:01 PM »
Hi
I have attached a stone wall we built two years ago with the growing saxifrages got from nurseries.This year all of them are doing well.
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one of the sunniest cities in Canada.
Temperature range +30C to -38C.
average annual precipitation 347.2mm.
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It looks very well built. Nice job! Be sure to give us updates on plant progress...
Did you plant anything on the south face?
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Rick Rodich zone 4a. Annual precipitation ~24 inches
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Hi Rick
I tried some campanula troegerae seedlings and sempervivums on the south side of the wall but all of them were fried by the sun
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May 02, 2012, 02:57:34 PM »
Krish, where is your wall located? It ought to be some plants that would love the sunny side too?!
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Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
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Hi Hoy
the wall is at one end of the lawn.the south side where it gets lots of light was made into a woodland garden with a small apple tree giving shades to most of the plants. At the edge of the wall on the south side I planted some campanula seedlings germinated from the NARGS seeds.none of them survived. the saxifrages on the north side are doing very well. I will get some pictures soon.two saxifrages that grew nicely last year were victimized by birds .
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Looks good! I have some north facing spots I was also thinking about some saxes for...
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Saxifraga Jan Neruda on the wall
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Welcome to the Forum Krish. Your Saxifrage growing on the north side of your wall looks great - now I know where to plant the one "Fair Maid of Kent" I recently bought at a plant sale. I have learned to plant things that "don't like wet feet" on the south side of Cercis canadense where they get the "hot and dry" they need. Interesting how a little shade or lack of it can make such a life or death difference. We never stop learning, do we? Fran
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