An alpine garden (or alpinarium, alpinum) is a domestic or botanical garden, or more often a part of a larger garden, specializing in the collection and cultivation of alpine plants growing naturally at high altitudes around the world, such as in the Caucasus, Pyrenees, Rocky Mountains, Alps, Himalayas and Andes. It is one of the most common types of rock garden.
Although it is often associated with rocks, an alpine garden does not require rocks to thrive. It is the alpine plants that is the focus, not the rocks.[1] Scientifically, alpine plants are characterized as plants that grow above the tree line in mountainous regions, where the environment makes it hard for plants to produce woody tissues.[2] From the horticulture perspective, any plants with a suitable size and is able to withstand harsh conditions such as a rock garden, trough, or raised beds could be considered as alpine.[2] They are often smaller in statue and more hardy.
An alpine garden tries to imitate the conditions of the plants' place of origin. One example of this is using large stones and gravel beds, rather than the soil that naturally grows there. Though the plants can cope with low temperatures, they dislike standing in damp soil during the winter months. The soil used is typically poor (sandy) and extremely well-drained. One of the main obstacles in developing an alpine garden is the unsuitable conditions which exist in some areas, particularly mild or severe winters and heavy rainfall, such as those present in the United Kingdom and Ireland. This can be avoided by growing the plants in an alpine house (essentially an unheated greenhouse), which tries to reproduce the ideal conditions, or just covering them with a raised sheet of glass in winter. According to some Austrian sources, the first true alpine garden was created by Anton Kerner von Marilaun in 1875 on the Blaser Mountain, in Tyrol, Austria, at an altitude of 2,190 m (7,190 ft).[3]
^Harding, W. F. W. (1981). Alpine Gardening: A beginner's guide. Birmingham: The Alpine Garden Society, L. Baker (Printers) Ltd. pp. 1–2. ISBN0 900048 38 7.
^ abWilford, Richard (2010). Alpines: from Mountain to Garden. Surrey, UK: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. pp. 1–7. ISBN978-1-84246-172-3.
^Collins complete garden manual. United Kingdom: HarperCollins. 1998. p. 290. ISBN0004140109.
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(in English) Alpine Garden Society
(in English) North American Rock Garden Society
(in English) Scottish Rock Garden Club
(in English) New Zealand Alpine Garden Society
(English) Alpine Garden Society - Dublin Group - Home Page
(in Dutch) Nederlandse Rotsplanten Vereniging 2015-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
(in Dutch) Vlaamse Rotsplanten Vereniging
Making a Rock Garden by Henry Sherman Adams, 1912
Making a Rock Garden public domain audiobook at LibriVox
January 01, 1970
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An alpine garden or alpinarium alpinum is a domestic or botanical garden or more often a part of a larger garden specializing in the collection and cultivation of alpine plants growing naturally at high altitudes around the world such as in the Caucasus Pyrenees Rocky Mountains Alps Himalayas and Andes It is one of the most common types of rock garden An alpinum adjacent to the King s House on Schachen in Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany Although it is often associated with rocks an alpine garden does not require rocks to thrive It is the alpine plants that is the focus not the rocks 1 Scientifically alpine plants are characterized as plants that grow above the tree line in mountainous regions where the environment makes it hard for plants to produce woody tissues 2 From the horticulture perspective any plants with a suitable size and is able to withstand harsh conditions such as a rock garden trough or raised beds could be considered as alpine 2 They are often smaller in statue and more hardy An alpine garden tries to imitate the conditions of the plants place of origin One example of this is using large stones and gravel beds rather than the soil that naturally grows there Though the plants can cope with low temperatures they dislike standing in damp soil during the winter months The soil used is typically poor sandy and extremely well drained One of the main obstacles in developing an alpine garden is the unsuitable conditions which exist in some areas particularly mild or severe winters and heavy rainfall such as those present in the United Kingdom and Ireland This can be avoided by growing the plants in an alpine house essentially an unheated greenhouse which tries to reproduce the ideal conditions or just covering them with a raised sheet of glass in winter According to some Austrian sources the first true alpine garden was created by Anton Kerner von Marilaun in 1875 on the Blaser Mountain in Tyrol Austria at an altitude of 2 190 m 7 190 ft 3 Contents 1 Vegetation 2 Botanical gardens with an alpine house or garden 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksVegetation edit nbsp Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Typical plants found in an alpine garden include 4 Androsace Arabis alpina rock cress Campanula alpine species Dianthus alpine species Gentiana Geranium dalmaticum cranesbill Globularia Iberis sempervirens candytuft Leontopodium Phlox subulata Pulsatilla vulgaris pasque flower Primula alpine species Ranunculus buttercup Rhodanthemum hosmariense Saxifraga alpine species Scutellaria orientalis helmet flower Sedum spathulifolium stonecrop Sisyrinchium Thymus thyme Botanical gardens with an alpine house or garden edit nbsp The alpinum in Botanischer Garten Bielefeld Germany nbsp Alpinum in Orto botanico di Padova Italy Austria Botanical Garden of the University of Innsbruck Belgium Plantentuin Universiteit Gent Canada Jardin botanique de Montreal University of Alberta Botanic Garden Patrick Seymour Alpine Garden University of British Columbia E H Lohbrunner Alpine Garden Alpinegium China Lijiang Alpine Botanic Garden Jardin des Plantes Jardin botanique alpin du Lautaret Jardin botanique alpin La Jaysinia Germany Botanischer Erlebnisgarten Altenburg Botanical Garden in Berlin Botanischer Garten Bielefeld Botanischer Garten Dusseldorf Botanischer Garten Giessen Botanischer Garten der Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat Frankfurt am Main Botanischer Garten Munchen Nymphenburg Botanischer Garten Munster Botanischer Garten Marburg Botanischer Garten Potsdam Botanischer Garten der Ruhr Universitat Bochum Italy Orto botanico di Padova Slovenia Alpine Botanical Garden Juliana The Netherlands Botanische Tuin Fort Hoofddijk Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam United Kingdom Royal Botanic Gardens Kew RHS Wisley Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh United States Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Denver Botanic GardensSee also editList of garden typesReferences edit Harding W F W 1981 Alpine Gardening A beginner s guide Birmingham The Alpine Garden Society L Baker Printers Ltd pp 1 2 ISBN 0 900048 38 7 a b Wilford Richard 2010 Alpines from Mountain to Garden Surrey UK Royal Botanic Gardens Kew pp 1 7 ISBN 978 1 84246 172 3 Alpine garden in Austria Forum in German at AEIOU Collins complete garden manual United Kingdom HarperCollins 1998 p 290 ISBN 0004140109 External links edit in English Alpine Garden Society in English North American Rock Garden Society in English Scottish Rock Garden Club in English New Zealand Alpine Garden Society English Alpine Garden Society Dublin Group Home Page in Dutch Nederlandse Rotsplanten Vereniging Archived 2015 05 17 at the Wayback Machine in Dutch Vlaamse Rotsplanten Vereniging Making a Rock Garden by Henry Sherman Adams 1912 nbsp Making a Rock Garden public domain audiobook at LibriVox Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alpine garden amp oldid 1218462638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
