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How is scree important for raised rock garden?

sage_co
16 years ago

This spring, I created raised berm rock garden for the first time. I did not use any scree mixture because I knew that I would put only easy plants like thyme, phlox, creeping veronica, and some ice plants. I figured these are very common ground covers for any flower bed and do not require any scree conditions. I only put pea gravel as mulch to prevent weed germination. This summer they grew and got big. It has been very beautiful and healthy. So, I understand it is not so important to prepare the soil as scree for the kind of rock garden plants I mentioned here. Is this OK practice from the eyes of more experienced rock gardener? I feel plants in general need a good soil not scree. But because I am interested in adding Androsace, Saxifraga etc. to this raised bed. Should I change the soil for these plants of Alpine nature?

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