Alpines

[toothgenie]

Do you think this alpine wall will work? Has anyone got one? Any tips? It's taken me ages to make this so I hope it survives.

No advice but I love it! I would worry a bit about gravity but I suppose alpines are used to clinging to sheer sides?!

toothgenie that looks amazing! I'm not an alpine expert, so no real advice. Please post again as it grows.

Re gravity, I've used a metal mesh to plant them into, so they're pretty well supported.

ooh fantastic .Again no expertise but v excited .Let us know how it goes .Or grows even .

I've done a similar one with succulents (can't see clearly, but it looks like yours are mostly succulents, not alpines?)

Succulents can do with watering about once a month or so, if you have real alpines there they will need much, much more water.

Liara you are of course right, the majority are succulents not alpines. I have got some sedum in there, are they succulents?

Yes, they are succulents too.

Cant think of a reason why it wouldn't do great then. Are those aeonium nigrum towards the bottom? I hesitated whether to put any of those in mine and in the end didn't, but you're tempting me.

I have no idea if there are aeonium nigrum in there. I thought they were all Sempervivum, it's all Latin to me !!!. How long have you had yours?

Just a couple of months, so really can't say about the long term yet!

Semperviviums are basically unkillable though, so you really should be OK.