tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post2073829334388566706..comments2024-03-19T05:40:13.786+00:00Comments on Spiky obsession: Planting: part 2Spiky Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-58304341631158820122011-07-18T11:17:49.431+01:002011-07-18T11:17:49.431+01:00HB: Thank you. I had read somewhere else about lyi...HB: Thank you. I had read somewhere else about lying it down to water. So good to have confirmation that it is better.Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-6298974262478362532011-07-18T04:48:40.941+01:002011-07-18T04:48:40.941+01:00You did a great job. Very good design sense.
On...You did a great job. Very good design sense. <br /><br />On mine, even though the plants have filled in completely, I've found it's best to still lay them down to water them. The water runs right through otherwise. Of course here it is a lot warmer and drier then where you are. <br /><br />I'll be looking forward to the updates to see how the plants fill in. It's going to be beautiful.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-79610429033642055532011-07-15T18:46:14.079+01:002011-07-15T18:46:14.079+01:00Candy: I didn't use moss in this one. Instea...Candy: I didn't use moss in this one. Instead I am relying on the combination of the roots bonding the soil, the mesh, and the plants knitting together to hold everything in place.Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-17052095625631158742011-07-15T07:59:18.621+01:002011-07-15T07:59:18.621+01:00This living picture is going to be outstanding. I...This living picture is going to be outstanding. It already looks amazing and you did an incredible job. Yes please keep us posted as to the growth of this great work of art. I like how you added planted that were very short and some that would pop out a bit. That will make it look 3D. I would like to do one of these but am confused as to what is keeping the dirt in. Is it mixed with sphagnum moss? Or is it that the plant roots will get intertwined and with the growth of them holds the dirt in? I think the questions sound kind of stupid but I can't figure it out!! LOLCandice Suter.....Sweetstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439964856042558664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-49443068868802118492011-07-13T08:52:25.633+01:002011-07-13T08:52:25.633+01:00Mandy: thank you. It was very easy to do, the ha...Mandy: thank you. It was very easy to do, the hardest bit was actually deciding what to plant. I'll make sure I do regular updates as it fills out.<br />Oxslip: My OH was looking at me as I wondered around saying I don't have enough plants, pointing to the hundreds of pots full of plants asking if none of them would do. Most of the plants are low growing rosettes, like the sempervivums, and echeverias. There are one two plants which have deliberately been added for height and I actually think it will be fun if once hanging, they grow up instead of out of the picture. I can always trim them if they get out of control.Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-16776000787789414942011-07-13T08:37:57.593+01:002011-07-13T08:37:57.593+01:00I was going to say, not enough plants, surely not?...I was going to say, not enough plants, surely not?<br />How do you stop things from growing upwards against gravity? The living walls I've seen have all ended up doing that much more than you'd like, but they aren't using succulents usuallyChloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16713907247589105726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-37899376096884308472011-07-13T03:32:11.183+01:002011-07-13T03:32:11.183+01:00I love, love, love this! I thought I might like t...I love, love, love this! I thought I might like to do one of these before, but now I know I have no choice but to make one of these!! This is gorgeous and I could go on and on, but I'll stop for now. Please keep sharing pictures as it begins to fill in!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13449390713125491458noreply@blogger.com