Petromarula pinnata - Peter was showing me the difference between an established variety (one year old) planted in a drier more exposed area. it was displaying morphological stress indicators. Note the smaller, red tinged leaf.
The new Petromarula pinnata
The decision was made to plant it in a damper/cooler area next to the dry stream bed
Zaluzianskya ovata, planted against an East facing side of the wall bed - very sheltered but it receives moisture seeping through from the bed /wall behind it. Peter had planted this in the wall itself previously but it had dried out too much
Artemisia abrotanum ‘Coca-Cola’ aptly named for its uncanny scent
Peter planting Stachys cretica into the wall bed. One plant was divided into ten and planted as a drift 40cm inwards from the wall edge on the west side
Dicliptera suberecta (with the white label) planted close to the east facing wall of the new spiral garden
Narcissus bulbocodium drifts through Mediterranean/Steppe beds
Two of the 100 year old Malus trees that were on the site when Peter and Julia began to develop the garden. Here they make a striking feature
One of Peter’s bug hotels on the green roof showcase beds