The rollers really do roll! Look out - don't plant them anywhere you don't want to have more, because in my semp beds the rollers are just amazingly far from the parent plants...maybe birds, and worms are doing this? haha (actually I think it may be wind???)

Or little semp feet!

Janice you're right its those little semp feet!

Those little semp feet will get you every time, if you don't keep them corralled.

when your potting babies and someone disturbes you and you forget to finish ,you go back the next day and they are still waiting for you....

most plants would withe and die....

and Mick, do you do that much to your babies?

Good one Mick.

Mick!!!

Semps are tough, great one!

webesemps said: and Mick, do you do that much to your babies?

yes talk to them ...

I just cut the stalk thing down ,plant them in soil,water and let nature do it`s stuff....So nice when you pull them out and they have little roots...

Can I ask, Mick where you go for your plants in France? Are there nurseries in the big cities or do you have to go outside the city limits to look for them?

bev I am a gardener and I nick them all...

we have brochante`s [car boot sales] diy/gardening shops and nursery`s ,I am in the country but close to major towns ,but only impulse buy.....

I do not like sedums that are high maintenance or that do not multiply fast unless they are cute...

I would never go looking for them ,if I get a new garden contract that is better than visiting a garden center...

I share my garden as well.....karma is good...

thanks for the sharing, Mick. If I was next door to you, I would try to 'nick a couple' from you ....

last night I made some stairs ,they did not join ,now how can I fill the gap....





sedums more cute than cement...

Bev I would love another enthusiast in the village ,when are you moving...

Another alternative for ground cover in between the semps can be wooly thyme which needs good drainage and is xeriscape type plant not needing as much water as the regular thyme. Stays low and good groundcover.
Arachnoid semps are so interesting but in my care they don't thrive as well as I would like. Very up and down in success. I hope yours grows well, Mick!
I guess being one of the many friendly, intelligent and personality-charged enthusiasts on the forum willing to support you in your addiction and experimentation is the best I can do for now...
But one day, I may make it to France and that's why I was asking about nurseries...thanks for sharing!

Very nice, Mick!!
Another good reason!

Bev, know what you mean about the arachs. They can be so tempermental. I've lost clumps many times, leaving one teeny webby offset to soldier on.

webesemps said:
Arachnoid semps are so interesting but in my care they don't thrive as well as I would like. Very up and down in success.
But one day, I may make it to France and that's why I was asking about nurseries...thanks for sharing!

It is good to just grab a few and put them in a different part of the garden ,I moved my tomato plants 5 times to find the best spot...

What part of France do you like?

I am in the Charente Maritime but I love the Pyrenees ,but I am close enough to visit...

Mick that area sounds wonderful!