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appreciation day at the mohowb s10ze join us for coffee and donuts and receive double your discount offer 10 off all stocked items 15 off all nonstocked items performance 10 off thank you markham for a successful year 5694 hwy 7 east west of markham road sherwood plaza at galsworthy rock gardens in small spaces are simple to build it is generally assumed that to have a rock garden and grow alpine plants you must have a large garden with a sunny slope and light welldrained soil but even if your garden is small and flat with heavy clay you can still expe rience the joy of growing these diminutive plants the solution is to make a raised bed an area four feet wide by eight feet long will allow you to grow dozens of tiny alpines a raised alpine garden is excellent for seniors who are no longer able to wrestle with huge clumps of daylilies someone confined to a wheelchair would also be able to manage this type of garden the frame for your raised garden could be made of tim bers which make a convenient sitting place while tending to your plants or the large lightweight rocks which do not require a crane to move your soil is simply filter sand available from most suppliers this coarse sand placed on top of clay solves both the requirements of excellent drainage and available moisture you will need to place some stones in your garden to make interesting contours grouping several stones together looks natural and provides crevices and pockets to place plants remember to keep the natural striation of the rocks running the same way you could even install a mountain bog by sinking a plastic dishpan out of sight and filling it with half sand and half peat moss alpine plants those that originate above the tree line on mountains are short compact plants from years of being buffeted by winds and have several distinct shapes little tuffets or buns such as armeriajuniperifo- lia or draba and flat mats like thyme or phlox but always short one of my favorites is veronica filifolia which actually cascades down a slope its blue flowers giving the illusion of a waterfall you will find these plants at specialist nurseries or from other enthusiasts whom you lets get growing marjorie mason hogue can meet at the ontario rock garden society when planting remember to open any pot bound root balls do not plant too deeply keep the crown of the plant raised above the soil otherwise these plants are prone to rotting after planting spread a gravel mulch using either a onequarterinch crushed stone or pea grav el to give it a finished look and to help retain moisture in the root area water regularly until the plants are estab lished and then only during prolonged dry spells a year ly sprinkling of bonemeal over the stones and then water ing in will provide adequate nutrition for most alpines if your garden is too small for a new raised bed you can still know the joy of growing alpines simply plant a grouping in a shallow planter with drainage holes follow ing the instructions given 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