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Jun 8, 2013 12:16 AM CST
Thread OP
France
Sempervivums
hello

How do you do that?

a few pictures of my obsession..

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Jun 8, 2013 1:10 AM CST
Name: Bev
Salem OR (Zone 8a)
Container Gardener Foliage Fan Sempervivums Photo Contest Winner: 2014 Garden Ideas: Master Level
Mick, I love that conga line of semps in the first photo! nodding nodding
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Jun 8, 2013 1:11 AM CST
Name: Kate
S Wales UK (Zone 9a)
Butterflies Cactus and Succulents Cat Lover Container Gardener Region: Europe Region: Wales
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I agree your bed looks great Lovey dubby
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Jun 8, 2013 5:44 AM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Seller of Garden Stuff I sent a postcard to Randy!
Sempervivums Sedums Region: Wisconsin Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
webesemps said:Mick, I love that conga line of semps in the first photo! nodding nodding

I agree Hurray! How long did it take to get a giant colony like that?

Nice sedum combination in the pot too.
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Jun 8, 2013 12:02 PM CST
Thread OP
France
Sempervivums
it took a couple of years

the conga goes the other way...

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Jun 8, 2013 1:06 PM CST
Name: Greg Colucci
Seattle WA (Zone 8b)
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Very nice Mick! What part of the country do you live in?
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Jun 8, 2013 2:05 PM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Seller of Garden Stuff I sent a postcard to Randy!
Sempervivums Sedums Region: Wisconsin Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
Very cool!
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Jun 9, 2013 12:08 AM CST
Thread OP
France
Sempervivums
gg5 said:Very nice Mick! What part of the country do you live in?


France , it is a little country stuck onto Spain... I tip my hat to you.

anyone know how to cross varieties?
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Jun 9, 2013 12:17 AM CST
Name: Greg Colucci
Seattle WA (Zone 8b)
Sempervivums Sedums Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Cactus and Succulents Container Gardener Garden Ideas: Level 1
Garden Art Birds Dog Lover Cat Lover Region: Pacific Northwest Hummingbirder
Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Mick that's funny! I have a brother in law who is from Paris!! In answer to your question, there is a video on Youtube, I'm not on my own computer and I can't figure out how to cut and past, LAME!! so, I can't give you the link, sorry - if you go to the thread Hybridizing with Kevin Vaughn,and go to page 10, scroll down and about 3/4 of the way down someone named "Young'sgarden" posted with a Youtube link - this talk is about hybridizing! Thumbs up I tip my hat to you.
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Jun 9, 2013 12:21 AM CST
Name: Bev
Salem OR (Zone 8a)
Container Gardener Foliage Fan Sempervivums Photo Contest Winner: 2014 Garden Ideas: Master Level
So helpful, Greg!! Big Grin
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Jun 9, 2013 12:37 AM CST
Name: Connie
Willamette Valley OR (Zone 8a)
Forum moderator Region: Pacific Northwest Sedums Sempervivums Lilies Hybridizer
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The links are here:

http://garden.org/thread/view_...

Because we set up the number of posts per page in our preferences our total pages per thread can vary. For me it was on page 6. I am set up for 40 posts per page.
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Jun 9, 2013 12:40 AM CST
Name: Patty
Washington State (Zone 8b)
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Mick ~ are you going to be our French Connection Rolling on the floor laughing
Patty 🌺
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Jun 9, 2013 12:44 AM CST
Name: Greg Colucci
Seattle WA (Zone 8b)
Sempervivums Sedums Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Cactus and Succulents Container Gardener Garden Ideas: Level 1
Garden Art Birds Dog Lover Cat Lover Region: Pacific Northwest Hummingbirder
Patty you're funny! Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing
Connie thank you for letting me know that! I forgot about that variable! Thumbs up Whistling
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Jun 9, 2013 1:25 PM CST
Moderator
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
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mick64 said:
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Mark that is a lovely site to behold. Lovey dubby

Patty said:Mick ~ are you going to be our French Connection Rolling on the floor laughing

I agree Big Grin

Thank you for that link Connie.
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Jun 9, 2013 11:29 PM CST
Thread OP
France
Sempervivums
yes, thanks for the link.. Thumbs up


Moved to France 5 years ago ,reason been I thought my sedums would do better in a warmer climate [than the uk]...
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Jun 10, 2013 1:07 AM CST
Moderator
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
Is it working out okay? With the climate change?
Must be by the looks of that beautiful border.
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Jun 10, 2013 3:15 PM CST
Name: Greg Colucci
Seattle WA (Zone 8b)
Sempervivums Sedums Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Cactus and Succulents Container Gardener Garden Ideas: Level 1
Garden Art Birds Dog Lover Cat Lover Region: Pacific Northwest Hummingbirder
I'd love to see photos of your sedums too! (guess I should go check on the sedum forum for those huh!! Hilarious! Whistling )
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Jun 10, 2013 11:13 PM CST
Thread OP
France
Sempervivums
valleylynn said:Is it working out okay? With the climate change?
Must be by the looks of that beautiful border.


They like it a lot ,I harvest 15 babies [i bet there is a better word] every evening in summer ,one day I will have millions... Hurray!
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Jun 10, 2013 11:19 PM CST
Name: Greg Colucci
Seattle WA (Zone 8b)
Sempervivums Sedums Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Cactus and Succulents Container Gardener Garden Ideas: Level 1
Garden Art Birds Dog Lover Cat Lover Region: Pacific Northwest Hummingbirder
Wow Mick sounds great!! Do you have more types or mostly this one variety?? (You may have answered this question before, sorry!)
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Jun 11, 2013 1:25 PM CST
Thread OP
France
Sempervivums
Hi greg

I have maybe 20 varieties ,the houseleek are the majority ....

I am still learning all the different ones thanks to this site... Thumbs up

The conga used to be in a round raised bed until January ,but her indoors decided it was in the way....

I see your from Seattle ,do you ever bump into Meg Ryan?... Lovey dubby

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