A Rocking ROCK GARDEN TOUR - Ep. 036

After moving onto our land, we realized we had quite a bit of gravel, and by the look of the nursery escapee-sedums growing in it-we figured it could be a great future space for a rock garden.
Luckily there is a local chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society, so we caught up with Carol Eichler, one of their representatives to explore the Wurster Rock Garden in the backyard of Tompkins County Cooperative Extension, which serves as an educational rock garden featuring all sorts of rock garden styles.
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[@riawhetstone3725]

Her excitement at growing a zone 7 plant in zone 5 is pretty wholesome 😊

[@FlockFingerLakes]

She's so cute.

[@Japanesemaplegarden]

It's possible that snow in the winter has helped by acting as insulation, which stays closer to 32F especially when several inches deep. I live near lake Erie and believe it or not when the lake is frozen in Winter it helps the area near the lakeshore stay warmer than areas just 10 miles South and the temperature spread can vary more than 20 degrees just a few miles South. We are a micro climate adding one zone higher than just south. I love micro-climates! Protection from wind (which snow provides too) and protection from intense winter sun can also help push the zone. Winter sun heating up by day and temperature plummet at night is another thing that can kill otherwise hardy plants. We keep our tender treasures on the back side of our house where Winter sun and wind exposure is minimal providing snow cover longer allowing us to break our zone. Also I have found zone hardiness can vary between between cultivars of the same genius and species. But a word of warning with temperature swings becoming more severe it's becoming more difficult because in January we can see 70 degrees Fahrenheit that melts all snow followed by an 80 degree drop down to below zero in less than 24 hours. I suspect it's only going to get worse based on what we have experienced in the last 15 years since we've been plant fanatics. This can damage and destroy long established conifers and deciduous trees and shrubs that are considered zone hardy. Notice I'm a bit long winded, sorry but thanks for reading if you've made it this far 😊

[@PolleyWong]

@@FlockFingerLakes I love how they're always a bit hesitant on calling out the Latin names at first, and then you bring out the nerdiness in them and they get all jumpy and bubbly and calling out more and more plants. i just love the energy change

[@barbll000]

My very first garden was a rock garden. I used stones from the family farm. I also transplanted native plants like May Apple and Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Trilliums that I found in the bush at the farm. That was 35 years ago. The plants are still going, self-sowing and the rocks are still there.

[@DaisyMaeMoses]

You're lucky to live in a natural setting and can gather those precious gifts of nature.

[@Japanesemaplegarden]

The stone walls are absent of mortar or dry stacked. This is important to prevent the wall from collapsing forward by allowing water to pass through. This is used in concert with the wall being sloped back and allows the wall to better stand the test of time. Awesome content! Awesome video and please keep sharing, you are so talented and do an amazing job interviewing and adding great substance to the conversation. No ego, just kindness and sharing knowledge is so refreshing! I always learn something new. Feels like being there because you're videos are so informative and engaging!

[@abookofplants1472]

I eagerly wait for your videos and am in the process of watching all of them one by one. So educational and the variety of plants you show is amazing - all those beautiful plants melt my heart. ❤️ And, the enthusiasm of all the people you interview for plants and nature is infectious 💚 Thank you so much for sharing all of this 👍🏻👍🏻

[@nachig4754]

Thanks!

[@barbarafritchie2000]

Thanks.

[@jsaysyay]

something about that Czech style just appeals to me greatly, like it's a dream to have a rock garden but now i know i want THAT type, now i need space, money, and regular daily motivation lol

[@MargotLemaire]

Thank you both for sharing your passion and knowledge. Great tour!

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Our pleasure!

[@country_boy_zone6b]

Very Nice Summer!!!!!!!...enjoy your Summer...lol....

[@FlockFingerLakes]

Thanks from all of us! You do the same :)

[@donnavorce8856]

Thanks for the informative video and tour. I learned so much and it's a beautiful garden. I thought I wanted a rock garden. Turns out I want a crevice garden with mostly rocks, gravel and only a few plants.

[@basiaboy]

Use chicken wire in the planting pockets that loose soil, create a cage at rock level and plant through the cracks..

[@yenlam8408]

I love purple daphne plant. Thank you for sharing absolutely beautiful rock garden.

[@sashastarshanti3599]

I am SO inspired by this beautiful community rock garden! Carol was so charming and knowledgeable, and I learned so much from her and from your question Summer. I live in a fairly wet climate on the coast of NC and my sedum has suffered from too much water. I can't wait to get a stone trough to separate my sedum out from the garden to give it a dryer climate, and I'm very inspired to add more rocks to my pollinator garden now too. I love to be inspired by the creativity and exuberance of others.

[@gafairbanks2434]

Beautiful, my "Fairy Garden" is actually turning into a rock garden. Used 2 fire rings and the rock hound in me is taking over! Would love to see creeping Thyme & Rosemary & mosses in between the rock cracks near the pond side. I get alot of rain and these help to keep sands in place. Lovely tour, Thanks 😊

[@serenitynowgarden3618]

Thanks for the tour! I am trying to build a small rock garden and I love the ideas!

[@broomdog1214]

what a beautiful garden! such a gorgeous place!

[@greatmarloes]

Love the traveling plants! Makes it look so alive 😍

[@greatmarloes]

Love the rock- bonsai combo. Curious to see if you guys wil play around with that😁

[@SequoiaElisabeth]

A fun and informative video, thanks for sharing.

[@sonnysome3201]

Got so many ideas for a drier corner on our property. Thank you!

[@kathleenlankford6027]

I once lived in Saranac Lake so I really identify with your channel. Thank you for sharing.

[@Banano91f]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@leilaluginbill916]

I just spent a couple hours yesterday ripping out my alpine willow…after twelve years it really took over. It is beautiful but needs to have its enthusiasm curbed🤗.

[@oishd6077]

The Daphne looks really great😳 wiah i could grow some here in rainy NE India (wettest place on earth 😭) Thanks for giving me inspiration to maybe try some rock gardening in the near future 💚

[@tanyal7122]

She is so sweet❤❤

[@bobbysauer7826]

she seemed reluctant on any tips imo

[@chuckciali2027]

Continued bloom possibilities or not?

[@SpankyMcNuttly7624]

Sometimes when Carol is talking she sounds like Edna from the incredibles, but without the accent. I don't mean that in a bad way. Edna is the best character in the incredibles. Lol

[@sedumzz3289]

I ENVY that rock garden..... Ok well i guess it's kinda good mine isn't that big. If it was I would be spending every single day weeding and cleaning plants up 😂😂I have no self control when it comes to maintaining garden beds.. I finish one task and find another one to do

[@42apprentice]

A wee solar panel would power the pump?

[@greatmarloes]

Anyone know if the Daphne is related to Rododendron?

[@chipdouglaschipdouglas]

Flock knows....

[@greatmarloes]

26:47 What's that on the rock? Is it a fungi, moss or something else?

[@harmen9035]

Lichen or in dutch korstmos

[@greatmarloes]

@@harmen9035 Thanks!