Landscaping before and after– Zero Maintenance Rock Garden造景前後–零維護的岩砌花園造景

Landscaping before and after– Zero Maintenance Rock Garden造景前後–零維護的岩砌花園造景

It was said that it is not possible.  Here is the example I made it happened.

很多同行說這是不可能的任務,但是我做到了.

Well selected plants so no watering is needed.  Tidy up the old growth in spring and fall still needed if you can.  I do not control wind…

精心挑選合適的植物是有必要的. 可以的話稍微打理一下枯枝落葉還是比較好. 風還是帶來不少落葉的.

10 years ago front view: 10年前的正面原貌:

It was so dark and weedy, neighbour kids were afraid of coming for trick or treating in Halloween.

很暗又雜草叢生,鄰居家的小孩連萬聖節都不敢來要糖.

Landscaping before and after– Zero Maintenance Rock Garden befor landscaping. 造景前後–零維護的岩砌花園造景前.

10 years ago (2005) north side view: 10年前北面原貌:

Landscaping before and after– Zero Maintenance Rock Garden befor landscaping. 造景前後–零維護的岩砌花園造景前.

10 years ago. Before landscaping (2005) south side view: 10年前南面原貌:

Landscaping before and after– Zero Maintenance Rock Garden befor landscaping. 造景前後–零維護的岩砌花園造景前.

1 years after landscaping. (2006) :造景後的隔年.

Landscaping before and after– Zero Maintenance Rock Garden next year after landscaping. 造景前後–零維護的岩砌花園造景後的隔年.

6 years after landscaping (2011):造景後6年

6 years after landscaping (2011 May).

10 years after landscaping (2015 June): 造景後10年.

2015 June. 10 years after landscaping.

Kenilworth Ivy(Cymbalaria muralis)鐃鈸花

Kenilworth Ivy(Cymbalaria muralis)鐃鈸花

Kenilworth Ivy(Cymbalaria muralis)鐃鈸花

Kenilworth Ivy(Cymbalaria muralis) on natural vertical stone wall 在天然直立石牆上垂吊的鐃鈸花

Very hardy perennial with ivy kind of tiny foliage. Very dense low mound ground cover with yellow centered tiny snapdragon shape lavender flowers for months from summer to fall. Excellent for rock garden or roof garden. Very easy to grow in full sun to partial shade location or in pots. Easy to propagate by seeds, cuttings, layering or dividing the plants in early spring or fall. Evergreen and tolerants light foot traffic. USDA Zones:6-9. Mature size:5-7cm(H) x 30-45cm(W).

非常強健的多年生草花有著類似常春藤般的迷你葉形. 密度高,匍匐型的低矮地被,花形類似金魚草,花心有黃色點,花為淡紫色.花小而多,花期很長從夏天到秋天. 適宜種在全日照到半日照處,岩砌花園,盆植或做為吊盆亦佳. 容易以種子,扦插,壓條或分株來繁殖. 常綠. 不是太耐踩. 成熟株高5-7公分,寬幅30-45公分.

Blue Leadwort(Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)角柱花

Blue Leadwort(Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)角柱花

Blue Leadwort(Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)角柱花

Blue Leadwort(Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)角柱花

Blue Leadwort(Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)角柱花

Blue Leadwort starts to bloom (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)角柱花開始開花

Nice hardy ground cover! Very easy to grow. It prefers full sun to partial shade location. Small blue flowers in late summer to fall. Flowers attract bees and butterflies. Foliage from green turn copper red in fall. Good for shade garden and rock garden. USDA Zones:5-9. Mature size:5″-8″(H) x 1.5′(W). Easy to propagate by stem cuttings or dividing plant clumps in early spring.

是藍雪科角柱花屬的一種多年生草本地被植物. 非常容易栽種. 喜全日照到半日照的環境. 夏末到仲秋開深藍色小花,花吸引蜂蝶. 秋天葉色會由綠轉紅頗具特色. 非常容易栽種,繁殖以扦插或分株為主. 成熟株高5-8吋,寬幅為1.5呎.

Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia compressa syn. O. humifusa ) 仙人掌

Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia compressa syn. O. humifusa ) 仙人掌

Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia compressa syn. O. humifusa ) 仙人掌

Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia compressa syn. O. humifusa ) 仙人掌

Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia compressa syn. O. humifusa ) the winter look is not so pretty but still alive. 仙人掌冬天的樣子雖不好看但還活著就是了.

Very hardy perennial– cactus. Easy to grow, in fact in many parts of US and Canada you can find them easily in the wild in full sun location.. In winter time they look weak or even died above ground but they recover quickly in spring! Wow!

In summer they have pretty yellow flowers which attract bees and butterflies. USDA Zones:2-10. Mature size is just over 1′ high and wide. Slow growth.

這種在北美各地分布很廣的仙人掌是可以食用的仙人掌. 非常強健,易栽種,耐寒,耐熱也耐旱. 夏季開美麗的黃色小花,隨後結可食的小果實. 花頗吸引蜂蝶等昆蟲. 成熟株高及寬幅僅1呎多一點. 冬天嚴寒時會假死,春天又很快復原. 很是適合岩砌花園,自然化的花園. 全日照,不需維護或澆水. 生長速度慢.

Wall Cress (Arabis alp. caucasica)筷子芥

Wall Cress (Arabis alp. caucasica)筷子芥

Wall Cress (Arabis alp. caucasica)筷子芥

Nice evergreen ground cover.  Best in full sun location.  Very hardy and drought tolerant.   Bloom in spring. 多年生常綠地被植物,容易栽種,喜全日照,耐旱.  春天開花. 適合用於花壇或岩石花園.

Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) 歐洲白頭翁花

Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) 歐洲白頭翁花

Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) 歐洲白頭翁花

 

Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) 歐洲白頭翁花

Pretty, hardy but flowering period is not long. Best in full sun location. Easy self-seed or divide the plant in early fall.
歐洲白頭翁花是強健,易栽種的多年生草花,喜全日照,花謝後會結子或可於初秋時分株繁殖.

False Rue-anemone(Enemion biternatum or Isopyrum biternatum) 假扁果草

False Rue-anemone(Enemion biternatum or Isopyrum biternatum) 假扁果草

False Rue-anemone(Enemion biternatum or Isopyrum biternatum) 假扁果草

Cute little spring flowering bulbs, very low almost in creeping height. Native. Good for rock garden or partial shade garden. Self-seeded easily, easy to grow. 低矮的小型球根花卉,適用於石砌的花園或半日照的偏蔭花園. 容易花後結子繁殖,容易栽種.

Hen-and-chicks (Sempervivum)景天科長生草屬的多肉植物–母雞帶小雞

Hen-and-chicks (Sempervivum)景天科長生草屬的多肉植物–母雞帶小雞

Hen-and-chicks (Sempervivum)景天科長生草屬的多肉植物–母雞帶小雞

Hen-and-chicks (Sempervivum)景天科長生草屬的多肉植物–母雞帶小雞

Sempervivum is very hardy perennial, easy to grow. Best grows in full sun location. I like it is evergreen throughout winter.
景天科長生草屬的多肉植物–母雞帶小雞很容易栽種,多年生草花. 冬天保持常綠,尖端有紅色讓它看起來很美. 最常以分株繁殖.

Glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa luciliae)雪光花

Glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa luciliae)雪光花

Glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa luciliae)雪光花

Glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa luciliae)雪光花

Cute little spring bulbs are blooming. They are so easy to grow!

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulata & Iris danfordiae) 矮性球根鳶尾

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulate & Iris danfordiae) 矮性球根鳶尾

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulata) 矮性球根鳶尾

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulata) 矮性球根鳶尾

Iris danfordiae 矮性球根鳶尾

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulata ‘Katharine Hodgkin’)

Dwarf Iris (Iris reticulata ‘George’)

They are one of cute little things in early spring. Maximum height is 10 cm in full sun location. 初春開花的小球根花卉之一.

成熟株高為10公分,喜全日照.