@@RoyDiblik yes, I will be very interested to see too! My guess is that the gravel will always have a presence between plants instead of the bed all being taken over by mature plants?
I've been contemplating this for a while but not sure the proper way to o do it. Thanks for sharing! One question though.... What do you do with bulbs? Do you just plant them at the bottom of the gravel or do you go down into the soil at all? Do they have any trouble pushing up through?
Thanks for sharing! amazing concept! One question though. Some of these plants will require division in 5-7 years. I'm curious about how realistic it is to implement on such a scale.
Hi Roy! You already know I'm a fan of gravel gardens, but can you speak to the trees that were planted in the gravel garden? I saw some deciduous and evergreen species. I'm curious about their selection and adaptation to the gravel setting. Thanks!
I wasn't involved in the selection of trees so can't offer much info there...but trees do represent a potential weed problem in a gravel garden if there are weeds in the root ball, especially bind weed.
We will follow up in the spring on this planting. Cassian Schmidt, Director of Horticulture at Hermannshof’s Botanic Garden in Germany, is a pioneer in gravel gardening - he's done many of these projects starting in the 1990s.
Hi, Roy What would the cutback method be here? Would you have to cut and remove the material in the spring so you wouldn't build the soil? Can't wait to try this at home and then with clients.
This is an amazing concept! Question: what type of gravel was used on this project? Clear stone or granular A or something else? And was it a limestone gravel or granite? Curious as to how the gravel pH of either would affect plant growth. Thanks for sharing.
Typically you can't use limestone because it breaks down over time. In this project angular clean pea gravel and some quartzite chips (bout the size of a fingernail) was used. And it needs to be 5" deep.
Interesting concept, however I would be curious as well as to the composition of the underlying soil and the depth to which it was prepared. This video presents this in a way that if many people follow, will cause high mortality. The amounts of water that must be applied to allow these plants to survive initially is also astounding. I'm not buying into this until I see the results in growth after a year.
Thanks for questioning...I think that's important. Cassian Schmidt (Hermannshof Botanic Garden in Germany) and Jeff Epping (Director of Horticulture at Olbrich Botanic Garden in Madison, WI) are the inspiration for this. Jeff has a couple of videos on TH-cam on the subject. The soil is not prepared and the plants need water for about 8 weeks until they root....thereafter you never water again. Thanks for watching and we will return next year to update on the progress of this garden.
That's such a great application of Cassian's innovations with gravel mulching. I am curious to know about the soil below that the roots will grow into. Is it low or high levels of organic matter? I sense it's the former but let me know.
@@RoyDiblik Thanks appreciate the info. I've not tried this method of planting yet in the UK. My garden is shaded out too much by Oaks and Scots Pines but wife has an allotment with plenty of sun so may try this method there next year, before unleashing on my customers !
we plant a little more densely than we normally would to compensate and it will take a longer to fill in. but it will eventually and in the meantime won't have to manage weeds much. or mulch. we'll definitely keeps tabs in the seasons ahead and update on the garden's progress.
How is it that the plant does not need more soil than what it was given in the planter? I’m guessing the root goes into the ground soil it’s touching? If that is the case why do we spend so much money buying soil and compost and the “right kind” at that to keep plants happy? Is this really all a plant needs? I’m a beginner gardener by the way.
Thanks Roy, I’m looking forward to the evolution of this project 👍👍
This is so insanely fabulous, are there any updates on how it is going?
Bravo.
I remember this technique detailed a few years ago.
It was sort of like what I do with gerber daisies, and other South African plants.
Thanks for showing. Great concept
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for sharing - it’s going to be stunning
I hope so!
Very impressive!! Is it difficult over the long-term stopping organic material from building up in the gravel?
You probably won't stop it over the long run but as the garden matures the plants will crowd 90% of weeds out.
I've always thought of gravel gardening as desert only gardening.
From a sustainability viewpoint, this makes sense all the way around.
it really does!
Very interesting! Want to see a follow up on this one for sure! Thanks for explaining the planting method. 👍
Will do!
@@RoyDiblik yes, I will be very interested to see too! My guess is that the gravel will always have a presence between plants instead of the bed all being taken over by mature plants?
Love boltonia! Hard to find here in Massachusetts. My experience is with tall boltonia... a great plant!
It really is!
I've been contemplating this for a while but not sure the proper way to o do it. Thanks for sharing! One question though.... What do you do with bulbs? Do you just plant them at the bottom of the gravel or do you go down into the soil at all? Do they have any trouble pushing up through?
Put the bulbs in the gravel just above the soil! Thanks for watching!
Hello! Can this concept be applied to raingardens? Instead of a ponding area have a gravel mulch layer?
Thanks for sharing! amazing concept! One question though. Some of these plants will require division in 5-7 years. I'm curious about how realistic it is to implement on such a scale.
Nothing gets divided. They'll be fine.
@@RoyDiblik thank you!
Does the crushed stone need to be clean? i.e no fines.....
Hi Roy! You already know I'm a fan of gravel gardens, but can you speak to the trees that were planted in the gravel garden? I saw some deciduous and evergreen species. I'm curious about their selection and adaptation to the gravel setting. Thanks!
I wasn't involved in the selection of trees so can't offer much info there...but trees do represent a potential weed problem in a gravel garden if there are weeds in the root ball, especially bind weed.
Interesting concept. I am very curious about the results. Probably this is not the first gravel garden set up with this method?
We will follow up in the spring on this planting. Cassian Schmidt, Director of Horticulture at Hermannshof’s Botanic Garden in Germany, is a pioneer in gravel gardening - he's done many of these projects starting in the 1990s.
@@RoyDiblik Thank you very much. Kind regards!
Hi, Roy
What would the cutback method be here? Would you have to cut and remove the material in the spring so you wouldn't build the soil? Can't wait to try this at home and then with clients.
Yes Roy, also curious here.
I would like to know if mr. Blake has any illustrative gardening books
This is an amazing concept! Question: what type of gravel was used on this project? Clear stone or granular A or something else? And was it a limestone gravel or granite? Curious as to how the gravel pH of either would affect plant growth. Thanks for sharing.
Typically you can't use limestone because it breaks down over time. In this project angular clean pea gravel and some quartzite chips (bout the size of a fingernail) was used. And it needs to be 5" deep.
Interesting concept, however I would be curious as well as to the composition of the underlying soil and the depth to which it was prepared. This video presents this in a way that if many people follow, will cause high mortality. The amounts of water that must be applied to allow these plants to survive initially is also astounding. I'm not buying into this until I see the results in growth after a year.
Thanks for questioning...I think that's important. Cassian Schmidt (Hermannshof Botanic Garden in Germany) and Jeff Epping (Director of Horticulture at Olbrich Botanic Garden in Madison, WI) are the inspiration for this. Jeff has a couple of videos on TH-cam on the subject. The soil is not prepared and the plants need water for about 8 weeks until they root....thereafter you never water again. Thanks for watching and we will return next year to update on the progress of this garden.
That's such a great application of Cassian's innovations with gravel mulching. I am curious to know about the soil below that the roots will grow into. Is it low or high levels of organic matter? I sense it's the former but let me know.
Nothing is added to the soil. Thanks for watching!
Hopefully you'll go back in a years time and post a video so we can see the progress. looks like a 10mm crushed gravel of some kind ?
We will! Chipped, clean pea gravel. You can also use quartzite and blue stone....but it has to be clean (screened and rinsed).
@@RoyDiblik Thanks appreciate the info. I've not tried this method of planting yet in the UK. My garden is shaded out too much by Oaks and Scots Pines but wife has an allotment with plenty of sun so may try this method there next year, before unleashing on my customers !
What is under the gravel? How deep is the gravel?
Existing soil is below 5" of gravel.
Are you worried about it filling in given the gravel?
we plant a little more densely than we normally would to compensate and it will take a longer to fill in. but it will eventually and in the meantime won't have to manage weeds much. or mulch. we'll definitely keeps tabs in the seasons ahead and update on the garden's progress.
Love the waves of Sporobolus! Did you use Tara, or the taller species?
We used Sporobolus heterolepis.
Please consider the audio levels. The dings for the bullet points are SUPER loud compared to the rest of the audio. Love the content though.
noted...thanks for the input.
How is it that the plant does not need more soil than what it was given in the planter? I’m guessing the root goes into the ground soil it’s touching? If that is the case why do we spend so much money buying soil and compost and the “right kind” at that to keep plants happy? Is this really all a plant needs? I’m a beginner gardener by the way.
Well that's a good question. Sometimes we do things just because that's the way they've always been done!
I love gravel and rotten granite spaces but how does one prevent the smell of dog urine without fencing off the area?
watering more in general is key to the garden's good start and could help with dog urine if that's an issue.
Hard to see with the light colored gravel
Sorry! I didn't watch long enough to answer my question!
Thanks for watching!