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... the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Under normal conditions without amended soil or raised beds, I have learned that dryland steppe plants of the Colorado inter-mountain basin won't ... such as raised beds from the rich heritage of British rock gardening, or crevice and scree designs from excellent Czech gardeners. From these styles have evolved raised dry sand beds in regions where ...
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NARGS History
... in sand beds, a method later discussed by Norman Deno who had successfully grown many Western plants this way. In another article, Frank Cabot wrote about the benefits of using raised beds: "The ... gardening, and growing plants on level ground were also discussed. Today raised beds, rock walls, plant boxes, sand and scree beds, and trough gardens are probably more popular with rock gardeners than the ...
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NARGS: Wholesale Books
... plants and gardens. It includes informative articles on rock garden construction, building screes, stone walls, sand beds, and the kinds of plants that are the obsession of a growing number of gardeners ...
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NARGS Rock Garden Quarterly: Spring 1998
... Sand Beds: Home for the Western and the Dry by Michael Slater The author, an active member of the Delaware Valley Chapter, NARGS, who gardens in southeastern Pennsylvania, tells how he creates sand beds ... Sand Beds: A Retrospective by Norman C. Deno. Dr. Deno gives a brief account of his experiences of thirty years of growing plants in his dry sand beds ...
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NARGS: Plant of the Month: March 2001
... grows well in sunny sand beds without cover. The tiny bulbs are planted about 4" (10cm) deep. The pictured plants are mulched with rotten granite. Bulbs planted in a sand bed should be ...
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NARGS: Plant of the Month: May 2001
... a sunny (at least 1/2 day of sun), sandy soil. It grows well in sand beds. It should be hardy in lower Canada and lower Alaska and in all of the ...
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NARGS: Rock and Alpine Gardens
... the majority of which are not well suited for flower beds and borders. There are sometimes rockless sites, such as banks and ... mixing in such additives as chips of crushed rock, coarse sand, perlite, or, for alkaline soil plants, crushed limestone or crushed clam ... The medium in which cuttings are planted is usually clean, coarse sand or perlite kept constantly and evenly moist, but some kinds, ...
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NARGS Rock Garden Quarterly: Spring 1998
... help us to have colorful gardens throughout the growing year. Raised Beds in Shade: A Novel, Humus-building Technique by Jim McClements Over ... . The basic procedure is to create a sandwich of peatmoss and sand over a bed of leaves. Jim has put down a weed ... for two seasons. With the current concern about exhausting the peat beds, we should all read this carefully detailed article and perhaps give ...
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NARGS: Plant of the Month: April 1999
... a difficult plant, but it does appreciate a well draining soil such as in sand and scree beds. The rewards of starting with this plant are enough to get one addicted to ...
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