I new you guys would love this. It was mostly planted with tender succulents and of course I don't know there names. Some sedum maybe 'angelina'. This this heart is giant maybe six feet across at the widest part and 10 feet tall.





These are hanging at the Baushart (sp) Garden display located up in Victoria, BC. I so want to go see that garden!!!!

The thread "NW Flower and Garden Show 2015" in Pacific Northwest Gardening forum

I posted pictures on this tread. I went 2 days in a row. I'm happy to say 2 groups of friends wanted my company. Fun both days, see so much the 2nd day because your not so overwhelmed.

On my way.

valleylynn said:Well Audrey, maybe you should come the the April 18th Hybridizing Clinic. You would have a most wonderful time with a great bunch of gardening folks.
The thread "Schedule for 2015 Kevin Vaughn Hybridizing Clinic" in Sempervivum forum

It is about sempervivum, but we have a most wonderful time going through Kevin's gardens. They are beautiful and interesting.

That would be something else! I have not visited that side of the country before. I would be tickled pink to see such gardens. It would be all new to me as a Texas gardener. Born and raised in Texas. When I see other gardens in climates other than mine I get a bit giddy!

Well come on up. We would all love to have you here.

My sedums think it's spring. It must be spring, right? Oh well, soon enough.

Color everywhere! And almost nothing died over the winter. I noticed that the lineare variegatums died back entirely like their larger cousins and the pachyclados receded pretty severely, but all the other groundhuggers kept a presence all winter.

Might have lost some of the mid-size ones, but I'm going to chalk that up to all the feral cats tearing up my beds and plants so they can fail terribly at burying their excrement. SIGH.

I wish I had a good camera, I'd post some pics...but I'll the ones I'm getting from my phone for my visual log are kind of embarrassing compared to the ones y'all post . OK...maybe just one. Here's one of my front yard mixed sedum test beds, the smaller of the two:




(Make sure to click, it's a very wide pic).
There are also two types of jovibarba as well as a couple of vagrant semps in there as well that I had to move to keep away from the aforementioned plant hating ferals. I can't wait to see how everything fills in this year - chaos and color!

Very nice ofm, great photo. S. pachyclados always goes dormant during winter at my place. Always come back in a nice tight mound.

Will you be able to come to the clinic in April. Sure hope you can.

valleylynn said:Very nice ofm, great photo. S. pachyclados always goes dormant during winter at my place. Always come back in a nice tight mound.

Will you be able to come to the clinic in April. Sure hope you can.

That's still the plan...but we're dealing with a bunch of unexpected unpleasantness right now so... everything is up in the air. If you need to plan or not plan on me being there like someone else needs a spot or something? Then plan on not, and maybe I'll just be a surprise that shows up to the clinic portion.

We have plenty of room for you to come, and would be so happy to have you join in. You sure don't want to miss this one, it will be filled with surprises.

Look at Winky!


I'm so made 2 of my touchdown plants died over winter! weevil I think. Might replace them or not.

Oh be still my heart . I swear those look like dainty rose cake decorations!

I love Winky!! I may have to get that one!

That's a beauty Julia!

Julia, that is so pretty. Most of my sedum are out of dormancy now. I need to check on Pinky.

Any of you have the touchdown series of sedum? I think mine all died this winter. Still looking but, they should all be out of dormancy.

I have a couple, but they're still buried under snow. Bummer that you may have lost yours.

They still may be out there my gardens are a mess. Chris, keep me posted on yours? Are you getting snow today?

I'll let you know how mine do. No snow today but supposed to get a bunch late tonight & tomorrow.

Julia my 'Touchdown Teak' is out of dormancy, and appears to be healthy. I'll see if I can get a photo of it tomorrow when I get home.

Is there anyone here interested in sedum from this list? If there is enough interest Mamajack will do a co-op for sedum. If you have any sedum in particular let her know what it is your are looking for. She might even do some of the epimedium from this site. I know of at least 2 that I would like to have.
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