Accent Plantings

If you want one year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want 10 years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want 100 years of prosperity, grow people.

Chinese Proverb

This year for the first time I have ordered and planted up some miniature Hostas from Bowden Hostas; they are in the West Country. They all arrived bare-rooted with virtually no growth. In just a short while they are coming on well.

Other accent plantings shown are alpine’s that cost around £1.50 each. I like to be seasonal if possible and have changing plants as per what is available to flower in spring, summer & autumn. The only exception is the last image which is left over from last year.

This one is in a Dan Barton pot from 1992 (one of his early ones). The remainder are Erin and one from john Pitt other than the white one and blue and white chinese style.

Some taken today of new additions to the collection. First a pot from Bushkan Bonsai, cracked glaze, pot size 12cm diameter, depth 4-5cm. I have planted a Sisyrinchium idahoense bellum (Blue-eyed grass). Flowers from late Spring to early/mid Summer.

Next up a Tony Remington pot, 13cm x 4cm deep. Planted with a flowering Anemone sylvestris. Flowers late Spring through to early Summer.

Finally a John Pitt log. 22cm in length x 8cm depth. Coated to get a decent patina/finish with live natural yogurt, I will also brush in part with some cow dung to assist moss etc to take. The white colour will fade over coming weeks to various greens.

In this one I have two different sedum that have grown in the gravel throughout my display house, a deep purple flowering plant, name unknown also from the display house gravel (good because they are free). Also planted:

Sedum spurium Purpureum. Rosy pink flowers over a creeping mat of broad fleshy wine/purple leaves. Flowers late Spring through to mid Summer.

Leptinella squalida (Platt’s Black).Dark brown/black feather fern like plant with small button flowers. Flowers late Spring to early Summer.

Three different types of moss from the garden.

Scleranthus uniflorus, slow growing spreading minute folige with tiny flowers. Early Summer for flowers.

Just an update or two. The following image is a smaller John Pitt log; actually just 15cm long by 3cm wide. The purpureum Violet will reduce down slightly over time. The small grass to the right hand side will flower during mid summer.

The larger log has established well, and was shown for the very first time during the Taunton & Somerset Bonsai show near Taunton. This is significantly larger than the smaller one. Also one or two that have been developed or changed. I’ve also just included the small Calceolaria that I recently planted up.