Stone garden - cacti, succulents and similar plants


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Many among us love gardening - I do since my early childhood - tropical gardening with the rich colorful and fast growing tropical flowers and plants of the Philippine islands may even be more rewarding and easier than in most other cooler countries of the world. However many gardens have at least a dry corner or area with dry soil, sandy soil, gravel, rocks or stones.

Instead of attempting to irrigate all such areas, instead of moving soil into dry gravel areas of your garden - learn to use the natural beauty of sandy corners of your property by adding a true stone garden with cactus, succulents and other dry soil plants. After studying a little this topic, you may be amazed how many colorful blossoming plants exist that love just that dry stony soil you may have.

Below are a few pictures for your inspiration how a stone garden corner may look. Most cacti have a very rich blossoming season. Other plants that love dry sandy bottom are the Portulaca flowers shown in my photos from Cagsawa Ruins.

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Stone garden Cacti, succulents and other dry soil plants bring color into dry corners of your garden	Stone garden with cacti, succulents and other dry soil plants
Stone garden Cacti, succulents and other dry soil plants may blossom as colorful as all other tropical flowers.	Stone garden Different color of gravel, rock and soil are used to make the stone garden even more colorful
Stone garden all above pictures are made from the annual Garden Exhibit 2008 - a part of the Baguio flower festival.