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Sempervivum and jovibarbaSempervivums, or houseleeks, are hardy, succulent, alpine plants that grow in the wild between rocks in mountainous regions. We picked out ten of the best varieties at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2009.Sempervivum means 'always

three. Is it ok to carfeully divide the rosettes and replant ??? Any advice gratefully received. I grow a number of different sempervivums in containers.My major problem is caused by birds pulling out the rosettes, completely ruining the clumps

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in my garden, so will bear that in mind! Had you thought of native ferns? Sempervivums would probably do well - my sister grows them between the glazing bars and the glass on her greenhouse roof, so they really don't need much to get a foothold. And I

lived nearby i could give you hundreds. I keep them in pots in a gritty soil and they seem to go mad, producing "babies"all over the place. Im sure a local garden centre will have them I love sempervivum...semmapriven......sempermin...I love houseleeks

range of plants from an oak tree, to little sempervivums.  Many of my spring bulbs have been planted in pots, thoough by no means all.  Fruits do well in pots, if you want to grow trees that are potentially very large, you can use a root bag to contain

bath. I saw an idea in a market which was just a wooden frame with bags fixed on the back and a piece of hessian stretched over the front. I've been growing and splitting Sedums and Sempervivums for a couple of years. I think I can make the frame quite

. The garden drains into the last 10ft of the bank and this is always very damp. I have a few plants growing in it and doing well. However the remainder is very dry and anyhting I plant doesnt survive, only weeds.  Can some suggest something I could plant which

Looks superb, Kate, and remember, before roof tiles the rain was kept out of our dwellings by sempervivums and sedums growing in the sod roofs, and what glorious colours you can get in these. I'm sorry to say that's not the roof happymarion! Mine