tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post2489506096411410975..comments2024-02-26T09:11:10.745-08:00Comments on I Need A Cup of Tea: Concrete Garden in Paradise: the Urbanite Crevice Garden At PDNKenton J. Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209610027180966470noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-79833490876621044762019-09-28T08:28:15.148-07:002019-09-28T08:28:15.148-07:00Eileen;
Brilliant question. Brilliant. I truly b...Eileen;<br /><br />Brilliant question. Brilliant. I truly believe crevice gardens should be considered for stabilizing slopes in highly visible areas. Sure nicer than another nauseatingly dead locking-cinderblock retention wall. When I'm a crusty old man afraid of no consequences, I'll be drilling holes in those stupid things and planting stuff in them. My drill will be purple.<br /><br />There is a great article by Jeremy in the North American Rock Garden Quarterly that provides some more detail. <br />But of the stability/architecture you speak of, there is little out there truly outlining this; its hard to describe and gets complicated. Most of us are too scared to attempt to write about it, I think, and for many of us it's very intuitive: "that will hold up" or "that won't hold up!"<br />It's probably why I am hired to build them so often; there is a lot to learn- it turns crevice gardens into a trade/craft that can be too much for DIY.<br /><br /><br />So, I hate to say, as far as I know, there aren't any resources on this specifically, but there nearest thing one can extrapolate from is drystacked wall construction; there are books and probably websites on that. <br /><br /><br />Angle of slope is perhaps the thing we "relied" upon here more than reinforcement. I'd generally say that a 60 degree slope is stable with at least 1/2 of all rocks/slab volume buried, and with edges locking (hooked if you will) into one another. I like to bury lowest rocks/slabs more than half. How high a wall could go, I cannot be sure; I'd like to think that if properly built, with intermittant "dead man" stabilizers placed, it could go on without limit. I'd love to see a 100' tall crevice wall. <br /><br />Coarse gravel packed under the most leaned-upon slabs replicates what is done in construction under foundations.Kenton J. Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209610027180966470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-2866699584750480522019-09-19T15:15:07.932-07:002019-09-19T15:15:07.932-07:00I'm really fascinated by the undulating lines ...I'm really fascinated by the undulating lines this creates. I'd love more planning & construction detail and process photos. How high a wall is safe to make with this? What reinforcement is needed to use this technique to hold back a bank where folks will be walking on the upper level? Resource links would be much appreciated, too! Thanks for the post & the info, in advance.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524506454985966260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-76980559121567365262017-10-24T05:30:51.760-07:002017-10-24T05:30:51.760-07:00That place looks amazing and the crevice garden is...That place looks amazing and the crevice garden is an awesome addition. I am looking forward to see if the mammillaria plumosas and the parodia leninghausii make it over winter here. ... they shouldn't... but it is Tony so who knows.Vladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05515101194073029632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-46588270298215431342017-10-21T16:35:09.387-07:002017-10-21T16:35:09.387-07:00http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/ Made a complete garden...http://photos.v-d-brink.eu/ Made a complete garden out of concrete ....enjoy ! I found it cool .<br />Best regards<br />DomeniqueAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354008886267628624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-9937557497754776672017-10-18T09:03:59.516-07:002017-10-18T09:03:59.516-07:00Love this. So much.Love this. So much.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com