more of my cement mix succulent displays.

Been pricking out Phormium seedlings for a hour per day we sowed around a kilo of sed so theres a lot to do

Phormium  is a genus of two plant species in the Xanthorrhoeaceae family.its best known as New Zealand flax

 One species is endemic to New Zealand and the other is native to New Zealand where they are  liable to grow big very quickly often to big but that’s not usually a problem in devon as every five years theres cold wet  weather that kills them down to the roots I am fine with that as they look there best when young .

We like to use them in tubs large pots and especially as a Architectural focal point  in beds with ornamental  grasses.

Also I have been planting up some more of my cement mix succulent displays.

you can see i have been carving out the foam through the cement mix surface. 

Here you can see the just rooted succulent cuttings.           

this is a view from the other side 

Below is one i experimented with hollowing out the centre  and joining together .

 

The cavity was filled with a mix of compost and a special mix this allows me to grow bigger root ball plants on the displays .

this one  over wintered and put up with a 5 degree  below zero without cracking although the cobweb sempervivum  died ,I am going to replace them  with a well rooted group of unusual sedums .

 

this one also over wintered and again did well, you can see just how creative you can be,  one plant failed in the centre

This

is how they start out one of the grand children did this one using a engraver to carve the florists foam later on we will make up the cement mix  and cover it.

below are a few more pictures .

 

 

 

i am halfway planting some of them.