I've been saying for a few years now that I'd love to try my hand at an alpine garden, and today...well, today there's no turning back! My super awesome neighbor came over with his tractor and dug out a depression in the back yard, then set rocks in it. And so begins the alpine madness...
I'm sure it just looks like a bunch of rocks, but I can see it filled in and full of amazing alpine plants. I have a stockpile of smaller stones that can fill in the gaps, then over that I'll need to add gravel - drainage is key. Then a mix of sand, sharp pea stone, and soil will top that off.
I love some of the stones he placed deliberately - the square stone that I can put a bird bath or statuary on.
The cubby area that...hmmmmm...I wonder if I could finagle a water feature in there?
The triangular and flat topped stones that can be used as seats along the garden's edge.
I probably won't get the garden planted this year, save for the little blue spruce tree I've been hanging on to for a few seasons, but I am so excited to spend the winter researching the perfect plants for my new rock garden!
