Hardy Tropicals UK

Hi all,

I have a few hundred Sempervivums hanging around (don't ask, get carried away sometimes lol) and was wondering what I could do with them.

I've heard of people growing them on tree fern, and I've got an old dead one... has anyone tried this, got any pics? Also what about two hanging baskets stuck together with maybe some wire mesh? Anyone tried any of these or anythin else? All ideas welcome...


Cheers,
S

Hi Steven,
I've not tried the two hanging baskets wired together thing - though have seen it done in TV progs to produce a sphere filled with compost and sphagnum moss and Sempervivum planted in - it looked pretty effective.
I have grown them in hanging baskets though, and they work really well with the bonus they are much more drought tolerant than most planted baskets, which is really useful against a hot wall.
I used to have some planted in those holes through house bricks too (again something I saw on Gardener's World years ago) and that also looks good and enables them to be placed on patios, etc. If you but a load of the planted bricks up against each other they form a neat edge.
Pete

Greenlad a project to think about might be a green roof for a shed or similar, apparently semps are good for this purpose and are supposed to ward off evil spirits, witches, lightening etc

A sempervivum car perhaps?

http://www.gardenstew.com/about19897.html

I do have some in bricks with the holes in, and I've just made a "Semp Tower" from a dead tree fern trunk. I'm also going to try out the two hanging baskets idea, I'll post up pics of the progress.

Anyone else tryed anythin or got pics of their Semps and what they have done with them.

gdudey wrote:A sempervivum car perhaps?

http://www.gardenstew.com/about19897.html

Woww... very impressive.