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Sempervivum Companion Plants

By Emma
March 13, 2013

When ATP forum moderator Lynn Smith (valleylynn) asked me to write this article, she commented in her typically enthusiastic way that a visit to our nursery had transformed her thinking about gardening with Sempervivums. At Wild Ginger Farm, we specialize in alpine and rock garden plants and feature Sempervivums in our naturalistic display gardens. Written by Emma Elliot of Wild Ginger Farms.

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Mar 12, 2013 6:35 PM CST
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Name: Marilyn
Greenwood Village, CO (Zone 5b)
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Enjoys or suffers cold winters Sempervivums Annuals Foliage Fan Herbs Garden Ideas: Level 2
Thanks, Emma, for some wonderful suggestions and some fabulous pictures.

Great to learn from the professionals from time to time. Although our amateurs do a great job too.
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Mar 12, 2013 7:48 PM CST
Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
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I agree I will be referring back to this article often.
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Mar 12, 2013 8:28 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
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I wish all of you could make a trip to Wild Ginger Farm. It has the most beautiful and amazing gardens. And plants you won't find at your typical nursery. Thumbs up
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Mar 12, 2013 8:46 PM CST
Name: Clint Brown
Medina, TN (Zone 7b)
Beekeeper Garden Art Hellebores Heucheras Hummingbirder Garden Procrastinator
Sedums Sempervivums Region: Tennessee Region: United States of America Ferns Echinacea
I agree I want to go!
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Mar 12, 2013 9:28 PM CST
Name: Jackie
Michigan (Zone 5b)
Cactus and Succulents Container Gardener
I will also be bookmarking this article! Great information. Thank You
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Mar 12, 2013 10:28 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
She has a lot of information on her website also. http://wildgingerfarm.com/
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Mar 12, 2013 10:56 PM CST
Name: Horseshoe Griffin
Efland, NC (Zone 7a)
And in the end...a happy beginning!
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Charter ATP Member Garden Sages Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle I sent a postcard to Randy! I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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Great ideas and great combinations of plants. Thanks, Emma for sharing.

Your gardens look great, too! And they appear to have been around a while, they sure are filled in nicely.

I'll have to refer back to this article for some ideas from time to time.

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Mar 12, 2013 11:06 PM CST
Name: Marilyn
Kentucky (Zone 6a)
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Wonderful and informative article. I gotta remember this one! Thumbs up
Welcome to the Agastache and Salvias Forum!

Hummingbirds are beautiful flying jewels in the garden!


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Mar 13, 2013 2:42 AM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Seller of Garden Stuff I sent a postcard to Randy!
Sempervivums Sedums Region: Wisconsin Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
Great article! And the gardens are so inspiring and gorgeous! Hurray! Hurray!
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Mar 13, 2013 6:29 AM CST
Name: Jackie
Michigan (Zone 5b)
Cactus and Succulents Container Gardener
valleylynn said:She has a lot of information on her website also. http://wildgingerfarm.com/


Bookmarked. Thank You Smiling
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Mar 13, 2013 7:04 AM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
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