JUNE 



IRISH GARDENING. 



87 



The Alpine Garden in MaV. P'-"'. and where U forms a lar^e mass the lltUe white 



X J star-shaped flowers are very eftective. It requires a 



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by W iLi.iAM U.w [DSON, 1 he Dell Gardens, Eng-leheld ' 15 t- 



Green, Surrey. 



A GREAT many of our choicest Alpines flower 

 during- the spring- months, and where the rock 

 garden has been made with due regard to 

 supplying the necessary amount of slielter, and where 

 sufficient moisture is pro- 

 vided, there is to be had 

 during April and May 

 such a profusion of rare 

 spring flowers that one 

 finds something to ad- 

 mire at every turn. The 

 plants enumerated in 

 this paper do well in 

 the rock garden here. 

 The garden is so formed 

 that the plants are pro- 

 vided with positions to 

 suit their various re- 

 quirements. A stream 

 supplies moisture to 

 those requiring a damp 

 situation, others are ex- 

 posed to full sunshine 

 on sloping banks. The 

 plants requiring a dry 

 position are accommo 

 dated by being placed 

 on ledges of rock, and 

 shade lovers are pro- 

 vided with situations 

 facing north and under 

 the shade of trees. 



It is unnecessary to 

 go into details concern- 

 ing such well-known 

 and indispensable rock- 

 garden plants as 

 aubretias, arabis, 

 alyssum, myosotis, &c., 

 which, during the spring 

 months, make a con- 



Houstonia ciendea delights in a sunny position on the 

 rockery, and it likes abundant moisture during the 

 growing season. 



crna is very useful and attractive 



Omphalodes vcr 

 w-hen employed 

 and moist spot. 



form 

 The 



are very 

 / grandi- 



^ph 



spicuous d i 

 colour. 



Anemone Rohinsoniana 

 is perhaps the best of 

 all the anemonies in 

 flower during May. The 

 flow-ers are of a delicate 

 mauve shade. Provided 

 with a comparatively 



cool and shady place, and left undisturbed, it .seems 

 quite at home in any good, free mixture of peat and 

 loam. 



SuldancUa piisilla is a \ery prett_\- plant with 

 fringed blossoms, in colour ranging from pale 

 lavender to purple. A shallow, rocky place 

 where they can have abundance of moisture suits 

 them well. 



Hiitchinsiii ii/fiina is a remarkably free - flowering 



a carpet in a cool 

 intense blue colour of 

 the flowers is very 

 pleasing. 



Geuni montanum is 

 a showy plant for the 

 rock garden. Its 

 dwarf habit makes it 

 a suitable plant for 

 covering sloping banks 

 of the garden, and 

 flourishes in a partially 

 shaded position. 



Waldsteinia tri- 

 foliata, a pretty 

 yellow-flowered plant, 

 is very attractive dur- 

 ing Maj-, and is seen 

 at its best where some 

 considerable space can 

 be devoted to it. In a 

 fairly moist position 

 (he creeping stems 

 form a dense carpet, 

 and the yellow 

 blossoms 

 pleasing. 



Trilliun 

 tji, r u m is 

 effective p 1 a n t , and 

 undoubtedly one of the 

 best spring flowers. 

 In shade it grows 

 vigorously. T. atro- 

 purpurunt flowers at 

 the same time, but the 

 dark colour of the 

 flowers renders it less 

 conspicuous. 



Cardaniinc trifoliata 

 grows well in peat, 

 and requires abundant 

 moisture. The free- 

 growing, dwarf- 

 creeping stems are 

 now covered with 

 abundance of while 

 blooms. This plant 



makes a fine companion for the trilliums. 



Primula rosea grandijhira makes a very striking 



group in a shady position, and il thrives well In a moist, 



peaty soil. 



Primula frondosa is a robust little plant, and very 



suitable for grouping. 



Primula denticulala and d . alba are so hardy and 



vigorous that no rock garden can afford to dispense 



with those lovely flowers. 



.V Nook in the " Alpine G.^rdkx in May " 



IFrom a Photogr.aph by the .-Xuthur] 



