tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post2664289890499771915..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: The Crevice Garden, a book reviewdanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40813438495328809892022-10-23T17:56:41.441-07:002022-10-23T17:56:41.441-07:00I visited that garden with Pam (my post here http:...I visited that garden with Pam (my post here http://www.thedangergarden.com/2021/12/the-crevice-gardenand-moreat-colesons.html) and it was such an eye-opener as far as the possibilities. You will enjoy this book, I am sure.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-45170421926332912132022-10-23T16:17:14.520-07:002022-10-23T16:17:14.520-07:00As you might guess, I'm not very into the whol...As you might guess, I'm not very into the whole fussy perennial-forb look in crevice gardens or any other gardens. Here in the desert, bold is the way to go, like what Sean is doing with his planting in Kenton's / Paul's construction. Or the subtropical crevice garden Pam showed in her ATX. Not the "crazy quilts of (gray and brown twigs)" approach so common in Denver - evergreens, spikes rule. This book seems like a must have, and so it is on my list. <br /><br />And thanks for the Rare Plant Research round boulder crevice, also viable and reminding me of our wild, granite boulder crevice gardens in the wild foothills.David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-66354237776339175402022-09-17T14:45:20.575-07:002022-09-17T14:45:20.575-07:00Yes, staffing issues. But as they point out, their...Yes, staffing issues. But as they point out, their mail order is still operating. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-25248285035711798822022-09-16T08:09:57.753-07:002022-09-16T08:09:57.753-07:00Coming on the heals of a comment that did include ...Coming on the heals of a comment that did include your name, and given you referenced Dour Fir needles (and the Desert Southwest), I kind of thought it might be you. I didn't realize FRF was still closed for in person shopping! Yikes. I assume staffing issues rather than COVID?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-36888818362571871092022-09-16T08:06:55.311-07:002022-09-16T08:06:55.311-07:00Crevice garden as Swiss army knife! And yes, my bl...Crevice garden as Swiss army knife! And yes, my blog is a safe place for that confession—no judgement here. As for the tree, your book is a branch, a nice big one that divides many times and bears fruit.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-10508744202973356712022-09-15T20:59:03.158-07:002022-09-15T20:59:03.158-07:00And, if only I would learn to log my comments corr...And, if only I would learn to log my comments correctly! Someday I'll do it right.Jerryhttps://botanicachaotica.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-71690245164535490272022-09-15T20:32:24.681-07:002022-09-15T20:32:24.681-07:00Well, not exactly crevice gardening in the narrow ...Well, not exactly crevice gardening in the narrow sense, but I am trying to place an overabundance of smaller basalt rocks tightly around the plants I want to grow in an attempt to create a rock garden that minimizes space for weeds. We'll see how it works. I am dreading all of the Douglas-fir needles that will get caught up in it, but maybe the leaf blower will take care of it. I like basalt because we can get it from a quarry nearby, it's cheap, and they are mostly a size that I can handle. I would love to do what Cistus and Far Reaches have done, but I don't have the skill set and strength to handle that, or the $ for someone else to do it for me. In the end, it's been a lot of fun.<br /><br />I could definitely see myself doing a little mini one if I ever get around to making a trough. <br /><br />If only Far Reaches would open to the public for visits. I want to see their new crevice gardens! Love the style of the one at Cistus, especially that one view of the ridge in front of the plastic tent. What they've done reminds me so much of the desert southwest where I spent some time growing up. Really cool to see it echoed up here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-31116845694887290612022-09-14T17:25:24.243-07:002022-09-14T17:25:24.243-07:00Thanks for the words, Amiga! I am so totally with ...Thanks for the words, Amiga! I am so totally with you... That Crevice Gardens are not the be-all and end-all (and oddly I find myself trying to delicately share that nuanced message lately: CGs have especially become conflated with xeric gardening here...) and that they are not a silver bullet, nor are they for everyone or every space. A great (underused?) option, but not a zenith. I think they are more of a sort of Swiss Army Knife that can take many forms, and which can blur/hybridize into other planting systems... At the moment I am playing with the mix of Meadow/forb/grass garden and Crevice... because that happens all the time in nature here on the West Slope of the rockies and the desert, but it's always been problematic to try in the garden. I also think they could be leveraged more in wildlife gardening for habitat for critters that want rock shelter, warmth, etc.<br /><br />Can I confess here, in your comments, Loree, that I personally actually don't care for the super-liner highly-organized thin-stones-upright old-school type of crevice garden? That may be the most traditional type... Yah, seriously, not my own cuppa... but I am stoked for everyone/anyone with whom it resonates and makes joy.<br /><br />A small tome could be written just on strategies/challenges to moving rock... overcoming obstacles or knowing when to throw in the towel or NOT have a crevice garden- because that's real, too! To truly define a thing means defining it's limits, edges, and places it doesn't work! <br /><br />I suspect that I'm not unreasonable in hoping folks will carry Crevice gardening into places it's historically been far from- to "de-colonialize" it, even- to make it truly blue collar, to "take it to the streets," maybe... and be available to everyone. <br /><br />I think that if there is a family tree of current garden thought, my hope is that our book is a twig on the branch of the thesis of Fearless Gardening- to make your garden your own...Kenton J. Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209610027180966470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16259696302708356712022-09-14T13:20:20.930-07:002022-09-14T13:20:20.930-07:00Succulent and spiky are definitely my favorite cre...Succulent and spiky are definitely my favorite crevice garden material, so if I do that is what will be planted. That said, I cannot come up with a good place for a crevice garden here, maybe if/when we move...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-74653425226910806622022-09-14T07:25:47.791-07:002022-09-14T07:25:47.791-07:00Have been looking forward to this book since Kento...Have been looking forward to this book since Kenton spoke at our local Rock Garden Society. I have two neighbours with incredible crevice gardens. It's not only the way the plants grow into the rocks that is cool but the rocks themselves add a huge amount of textural interest. Are you considering a tiny crevice garden container? Succulents and spikey would fit nicely.Elainehttps://luv2garden.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-56203432481573528692022-09-13T09:50:44.674-07:002022-09-13T09:50:44.674-07:00Get it done! And then send me photos ;)Get it done! And then send me photos ;)danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-58729076557206165192022-09-13T09:50:18.505-07:002022-09-13T09:50:18.505-07:00The size of many of the rocks used in large crevic...The size of many of the rocks used in large crevice gardens is definitely intimidating. Not only because of the strength needed to move them into place, but one wrong move and an injury could easily occur. Thank good ness for small crevice garden alternatives!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-18129516936397371462022-09-13T09:47:18.793-07:002022-09-13T09:47:18.793-07:00It really is!It really is!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-44559519021653679102022-09-13T08:14:03.111-07:002022-09-13T08:14:03.111-07:00I've been fascinated by crevice gardening so i...I've been fascinated by crevice gardening so if ever I were to start over... but then the "Go Small" idea is just the thing for me. I love miniatures anyway, so I'm going to make a note to self, not to get too caught up in routine garden activities and get it done. <br />chavli<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-76781449551043630692022-09-12T11:59:20.036-07:002022-09-12T11:59:20.036-07:00I'm intrigued but simultaneously intimidated b...I'm intrigued but simultaneously intimidated by crevice gardens, or more specifically by the work necessary to move around rock pieces as large as those in most crevice gardens I've seen. That said, I'm convinced of the value of adding rock in gardens, especially succulent gardens, which can never have enough rock as far as I'm concerned. I've added rock to most of my succulent beds but they all could use more and larger rocks. Having spent hours just yesterday pulling spotted spurge, a Euphorbia weed, from my garden without making a dent in it, I also appreciate how well weeds grow between and around my flagstones, generally out-competing the creeping thyme I planted there - I'm thinking of pulling up the flagstones the next time I plant thyme just so I can settle its roots in around the stone edges before the weeds take over.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-21693926930237056652022-09-12T11:29:59.708-07:002022-09-12T11:29:59.708-07:00I think I read an Irish gardener reviewing this bo...I think I read an Irish gardener reviewing this book. And now you. That means it's a must have. Linda Brazillhttp://eachlittleworld.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com