Alpines Sentence Examples

The selection of suitable alpines, perennials and shrubs and trees also necessitates considerable knowledge on the part of the gardener.

Many of the little alpines may be brought into the front line planted between suitable pieces of stone, or they may be relegated to a particular spot, and placed on an artificial rockery.

Another very distinct group with silvery foliage - the crustaceous group - contains some of our choicest Alpines.

The glasshouses contain collections of palms, rare cycads, tropical ferns, cacti and alpines.

This beautiful "Catchfly" is not often seen even among the choicer alpines, while colonies of it in the rock garden are, rare.

The handsomest of the first kinds are known by the name of "alpines," to distinguish them from the florists varieties, and are the hardiest of all.

A group of kinds somewhat larger than the high alpines adorn rocks and old walls on the mountains, and may be used for these in our gardens.

The Ramondias are not surpassed by any alpines for choiceness, flower, beauty and freedom, and adaptability to cultivation in lowland gardens.