webesemps said:I may be the opposite of you, Melissa. Not sure on the numbers, but I think I have more than 51 NOids and probably the smallest number of cultivars of the whole PNW semp-loving group. My numbers will change as we approach the end of the year and the seasons definitely take their toll. Of course there's also shopping to be done before the end of the year too...
I also think "a lot" or "a little" are relative terms. I used to think I had too many when maintenance and making labels for all the named specimens became overwhelming tasks. And there are some people here that have almost a thousand cultivars. Do you think that would be considered "a lot"?
parttimegardener said:I currently have about 180 semps in my collection, about half of them being NOIDs, then about 25 selected seedlings started either this or last year, and 2000 of this year's seedlings and 1000+ spares (the latter do not really count...). I'm currently not planning on expanding my collection. I prefer to save the space for next year's seedlings. Last year's non-selected seedlings just found a new home in Italy.
My collection is big enough to find something worth capturing in a photo every time I get out with my camera, but small enough to fit our balcony.
Still it is tiny compared to Martin Haberer's collection where most of my named varieties are coming from. He has more than 3000 named
varieties in his collection and Andre Smits in Belgium is supposed to have more than double that amount.
Below I reposted some photos of Martin's collection.
webesemps said:Kate, your garden still looks as lovely as ever!
valleylynn said:I love you beds Kate. Are they covered up by now? Or haven't the leaves begun to fall yet?
I also love Tim's riverbed semp garden. I find it very appealing and zen like.
I have been cutting down on cultivars this year, so now only have about 680 something. All in raised cement block beds, 23 of them.
valleylynn said:I love you beds Kate. Are they covered up by now? Or haven't the leaves begun to fall yet?
I also love Tim's riverbed semp garden. I find it very appealing and zen like.
I have been cutting down on cultivars this year, so now only have about 680 something. All in raised cement block beds, 23 of them.
valleylynn said:Tim, I was hoping you would post one of your photos of the riverbed. I so love that riverbed of semps, sedum and agave.