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To: RosieCotton

Bought most of my flower seeds already. Guess it's too late to consult the plant list for the hobbit garden. :)

One problem I have is that I've got a downspout draining right where I want to put in a walkway. There's English Ivy around it now. I'm thinking of putting a little rock garden there.


3,122 posted on 02/01/2006 5:19:22 PM PST by Overtaxed (Free the hydrates!)
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To: Overtaxed

Ya know what I think would be really cool? I'd love it if for the new place, I could get everyone to pick some sort of flower seed that would be pretty easy to grow and send it to me. Could do a Hobbit Hole garden using just those.

OK, so it's a quirky idea.

Rock gardens are nice! Hens and chicks grow good in rock gardens don't they? They may not flower, but I like 'em.


3,124 posted on 02/01/2006 5:21:38 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: Overtaxed

OT - consider the rock garden to be your naturalized energy diffuser; reduces the hydraulic effect of the concentrated flow from the downspout and allow the rainwater to seek it's own path into the yard.


3,137 posted on 02/01/2006 6:07:35 PM PST by osagebowman
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