"Extra Dry, On the Rocks"

Presented by Charlie Kidder, JCRA Volunteer and Former Board Member The JC Raulston Arboretum has long ascribed to the philosophy that "plants don't read," so we have always considered that almost any plant is fair game for trialing in the North Carolina Piedmont. Early attempts with xeric plants met with mixed success; notwithstanding, some specimens have persisted for more than twenty years. Beginning in late 2006, the JCRA began an expansion of its Southwestern Garden (now called the Xeric Garden), with an emphasis on proper bed preparation to improve long-term plant survival. Several years later, a wide variety of plants from the U.S. Southwest, the Mediterranean, South America, and Australia have thrived, providing us with flowers during every season, as well as structural interest throughout the year. We'll take a look at our successes—along with an unshrinking examination of a few of our duds, warts and all—as we take a photographic tour of the JC Raulston Arboretum's xeric gardens.

Видео "Extra Dry, On the Rocks" автора Garden Getaways