OK... here's 'Beacon Hill', 'Bronze Ingot' (baby) and 'Bros'.
I'm still trying to figure out my Heuffelii bed. I don't want to gravel mulch it like my other semp areas. This is a separate and distinct area bordered by sedums and other non-graveled plantings. A gravel mulch here would be unsightly. So I'm thinking what other kind of mulch will be more natural looking and blend with the soil and the other bordering plants. One thought was Fir cones. I've got an endless supply of them and they take years to decompose. But I'm not sure how they'd work. I think it would work pretty good if the Heuffs were large and established. Maybe I could run them through a chipper... if I could find one. I suppose I could buy a bale of shredded bark in a suitably large particle size. I think maybe anything shredded will hold onto too much moisture.
Any opinions? Is organic a bad idea here?
If an organic mulch isn't suitable maybe I can find some gravel that is very close in color to my soil. Time for another trip to the rock store perhaps.
If you are looking for some online selections for the upcoming season I would suggest checking them out before they run out of stock too. They generally send out plants that can be divided into at least three nice starts. Small selection but big plants.
