tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post4269554642201328841..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Wild flowers in TignesRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-39209861021046793782017-08-21T06:15:35.038+01:002017-08-21T06:15:35.038+01:00nice postnice postSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17861221426582027068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-10551997355590844702014-09-15T17:30:21.430+01:002014-09-15T17:30:21.430+01:00Some alpines do seem difficult in the ground. My r...Some alpines do seem difficult in the ground. My rabbits don't help!<br />I find having some alpines in troughs keeps me with propagation material to retry in my rock gardens. I even now overwinter some in my unheated greenhouse. But I agree with you alpines are wonderful plants!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-52763701502157454722014-09-15T11:35:13.446+01:002014-09-15T11:35:13.446+01:00Hi Roger, hope you have recovered from your Open D...Hi Roger, hope you have recovered from your Open Day. I really enjoyed your pictures of the plants in their natural habitat. Alpines were my first love and I actually constructed a scree and a peat bed in my first garden which had a fairly open aspect. This of course reflects why I am so keen on Primulas and Meconopsis today as I have had to adapt the plants I grow to the conditions I have but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-9787445585558585682014-09-11T09:28:39.430+01:002014-09-11T09:28:39.430+01:00I'd have opted out of the sporty bits too but ...I'd have opted out of the sporty bits too but would have loved the flowers. We saw similar species in the Dolomites - years ago now. Fabcy picking flowers - naughty,Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-50450882681707805412014-09-11T08:51:10.546+01:002014-09-11T08:51:10.546+01:00Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928188713843255078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-38466804553047795072014-09-10T16:35:55.720+01:002014-09-10T16:35:55.720+01:00Yes, Alain, altitude delays the Spring and Summer ...Yes, Alain, altitude delays the Spring and Summer seasons. The tourist literature says Tignes is best for flowers in August!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-14900928018190976782014-09-10T16:33:19.856+01:002014-09-10T16:33:19.856+01:00To be fair to skiers they don't see many flowe...To be fair to skiers they don't see many flowers under the snow- but it is amazing in Summer to walk the ski slopes and see what flowers are there. Last year I was able to collect fresh seed of Gentian lutea on the slopesRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-85025159862067793952014-09-10T00:17:02.505+01:002014-09-10T00:17:02.505+01:00It must have been a beautiful trip. I remember see...It must have been a beautiful trip. I remember seeing spring flowers in July in the Rockies.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-83657680925463030462014-09-09T21:11:48.577+01:002014-09-09T21:11:48.577+01:00Sounds like a great holiday - a good compromise be...Sounds like a great holiday - a good compromise between the strenuous and the interesting pursuits. Such a shame that the vast majority of skiers never appreciate the beauty and diversity of the natural environment that surrounds them.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com