Johannian said:.... What hard work he has put into his garden,...Certainly would be a good amount of years before I could get my lazy self to do something like that.

You wouldn't need a good amount of years to do something like that...You would just need 17 other people, like Chris H. does...especially for the heavy work placement and weeding...

Lynn, is it "Plant" or "Garden" Solutions?
More great photos you gave us, thanks Lynn!!
Definitely harder to do at home. What acreage, huge plant inventory, and a little help could accomplish.

Ahh, I see now, Lynn. Thanks. I was wondering how he did it all

Edit: and thanks Bev, just now saw your post.

Bev, thank you for the correction. I went back to the post and corrected it to Garden Solutions.

Chris and his team work together in an almost magical way.

Awesome--nice rocks too!

and --now I know my problem: not enough space, not enough inventory, and not enough crew

I love your sense of humor Dirt. Are you still under snow?

We still have some, in places--not enough, that's for sure.

What a juicy, full thread for 2022 on succulent / sempervirums. I wanted to share my Winter Sowing ice plant success from last year, that may apply to semps as well. I love the plant and couldn't believe that WS the very fine, dust-like seeds worked like a charm. I'm overwintering them indoors, so the first photo is a close-up of the succulent - cactus-like form of the plant:

Ice Plant close-up Delosperma floribunda 'Stardust'

Collage, including new sprouts from seed

I live in Michigan, so this is one way to enjoy this plant year round, wintering some indoors and sprouting new plants, as need be. :-)

Lynn and Bev Thanks for the pics. Wonderful inspiration. I have noticed the days are getting a wee bit longer.

Deborah. Thanks for sharing your Delosperma pics with us. If I could find a Delo davyii, I'd get one!

Deborah, love your photos, and info on how you overwinter them indoors. They look wonderful.
I grow a few out in my two raised beds. They do well in our zone 8 over the winter.

Jo Ann, glad you liked the photos.

dirtdorphins said:...now I know my problem: not enough space, not enough inventory, and not enough crew

Dirt, I've seen some pics of your garden and unless your cats rolled up their sleeves and helped planted, the resources you have, especially the creative vision in your head, have been more than enough to produce what I imagine to be a stunning garden as evidenced by the few photos I've seen of it:

How happy are these semps located in this little corner(?) of garden in Utah?

One day I hope to see Dirt and Asa's rock gardens in person.

Hello Semp Enthusiasts - Today I winter sowed a batch of sempervivum seeds. This is my second year raising semps from self-saved seed. I hope last year's success (pictured) was not just a case of beginner's luck.

Photo, 5/2/2021 from 2020 saved seed. Well, saved chaff...there had to be some seed in there somewhere.

Good luck on your 2nd year soon-to-be-seedlings, Maggie!

@webesemps Thank you Bev!

Very nice germination Maggie. What do they look like now?

valleylynn said:Very nice germination Maggie. What do they look like now?

Stored in an unheated (brrr) shed, that's them in the foreground 12" hanging cage. This year's batch of seeds where collected from the 16" background bowl.

Maggie, that is awesome. Is there a reason you keep them inside during the winter?
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Lyn - The weight of snow here is rough on some garden containers - too decorative to get bent or cracked.