A G-Scale Railroad Garden
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Garden Railroads are America's hottest new hobby. Larger than the traditional indoor Christmas train, these weather-proof models run in snow, sleet & rain throughout gardens that are landscaped with miniature plants appropriate for this scale. Small buildings and roads are added to create some amazingly realistic worlds. Interested? Then you just have to check out "Garden Railways'" magazine. Call 800-533-6644 for a trial subscription. Amazing photos.
O.K. for you railroad gardeners, here is a partial listing of suggested plants and how they can be used for your miniature world. Most are appropiate for a broad range of train scales. Look through our entire miniature section to determine the particular varieties listed, their hardiness and special qualities. Full grown versions of plants normally will NOT work in railroad settings, stone troughs or faery gardens. Don't forget the herbs for your RxR garden. Most of the Thymes, miniBasils, Dwarf Curry, and hey even Parsley, Triple Curled are great
The following charts are our attempts to help chose the correct plants for your cultural conditions. This is extremely difficult as many plants are adaptable enough to fall into several different catagories or are "just-in-between". All of these plants are true miniatures appropriate for troughs, dish gardens and scale railroads. "Summer SUN/ Winter COLD" PLANTS ARE NOT GOOD FOR SOUTHEAST STATES! Ya'all get to grow many plants that the rest us can not. These are for the rest of us. "Summer SUN / Winter WARM" are plants that will grow very well for you, but can also be grown in the North, if they are container grown and overwintered as houseplants. All listed plants do great in California. Yah, but you have earthquakes!
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