Marrubium lutescens; Arenaria hookeri ssp. desertorum; Ajuga lupulina (x2):


Silene falcata; Aethionema glaucescens; Saxifraga x longifolia; Hypericum aviculariifolium ssp. uniflora:


Asyneuma limonifolium; Salvia blepharochlaena; Lychnis alpina 'Kugelblitz'; Potentilla divina:


Telesonix jamesii v. heucheriformis; Androsace limprichtii:

Awesome Lori!!
and ...what's the word? almost...overwhelming, really--
Flipping through all the pictures, I found myself awestruck by the moss, of all things, because I cannot grow that either! Like some sort of displacement envy because I am familiar with moss at least...and then I got so excited by the Telesonix jamesii and I literally ran outside to check mine (it survived the winter and was looking happy between some rocks not that long ago) and found it all brown and crispy with a little hitchhiking clover undaunted.
Argh and I don't know??? if it fried up with the heat and dryness, or got shaded out by an expanding aster, or got sogged out by lawn sprinkler geysers gone awry, or what--
pardon the lament--I've been agonizing over it while weeding a bit (because I grow those very well, thank you)

I am meaning to say, what a darn fine specimen you have there--wish I didn't kill mine!

and on the brighter side,
I did pick up a Lychnis alpina, and an Eriogonum on my way home today (don't know where I'm gonna put 'em but what a fun problem to look forward to)

Goniolimon tataricum and Heterotheca jonesii

That's looking great, dirtdorphins!
I have a similar story about my Heterotheca jonesii, except it's due to ants building up into it - will take some time to recover.
Saponaria x suendermanii; Astragalus angustifolius, a little past the best bloom; Hieracium villosum; Carduncellus pinnatus:

Goniolimon speciosum; Gentiana siphonantha; Linnaea borealis; Silene zawadskii:

Delphinium beesianum:

The day before our first big snow, and one of my batches of Lewisia rediviva seedlings is resprouting.


And the wrinkly crinkles of an Opuntia polycantha is really interesting!

My Lewisia rediviva transplants in the rock garden appear to be taking well; they're putting out more growth as well. In fact, all of the new plants out there look pretty good...I'm so happy to see it!😄

Some December pics.

I love how this area filled in. Pussy Toes, Sedum Sea Star, and Aubrieta


Different Lichen on several rocks

I the lichens!
I cannot manage to keep moss alive when I bring it home on the rocks, but the lichens are a different story
Here is a Christmas morning pic


Apparently summer happened, then fall, and I forgot about this thread
I have many photos of things that I didn't kill.
What do you think? Is it poor form to post 2014 pics in 2015

Go ahead,it's not 2015 yet. Just found this thread,great looking.

There are many good photos in this thread so I am bumping it up so we can enjoy them again. I have not checked to see if the photos have been added to the data base but that might be a good idea?

Thanks for reviving this Caroline. What a great bunch of photos.
I have a few new rock garden plants since 2014. They are in containers but here goes.
heuchera Canyon Duet


Alpestris

Saxifraga






Primula marginata.

Nice plants! Joanne!
Thanks for posting them.

<Primula marginata>.I'm drooling over it Thanks to everyone for having this thread restored!

Bump

This is one of my favorite threads from 2014
I have bumped it because I think some may need to see some beautiful plants from others gardens
Personally I miss being able to get out to other gardens
so glad to have NGA to help satisfy the craving.

Hi ya Cinda ~waving


here's a section of semp hill starting to wake up...

maybe we should suggest a name change and drop the 2014 ???

@dirtdorphins I simply love your semp hill, with volunteer pulsatilla?, popping up here n' there! Can you continue to shift your camera focus a little bit beyond?.... I love the revival of this thread. It's full of wonderful rock garden plants which I would love to grow. My rock garden is still a completely imaginary project. I do have a few plants growing in pots though...I'm getting closer.... For instance I have about 70 pots full of Lewisia cotyledon rosettes. It could easily replace the semps into a Lewisia hill. Has anyone ventured in growing Lewisias in the garden instead of an alpine house? They've done quite well here with natural summer drought in their pots, so I'm tempted to get them fully out into the open garden. Any suggestions?
Arturo

It is your thread
I only mentioned the date because I asked on the sight form about bumping old threads and it was suggested that I note it was an old thread so as not to confuse some people

Your garden is lovely as always
love to see more

Yes--go for it--plant them!
I've got a pic somewhere from last year of them in the garden, but I'm not gonna look for it right now

I don't even think of it as 'mine'.
I just went thru it all again and I'm feeling nostalgic for the 'old days'-- it wasn't that long ago was it??? but it seems like it--so much has changed for me... and my gardens...

Super cool been waiting for this one for a long time and finally