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A short distance from the Park there are sandstone quarries from where NaturaGart obtains the stones for the many walls in the Park. For the higher walls, a crane places the stones that weigh between 100 and 400 kilos. Higher walls are much wider than they appear and a layer of gravel behind them provides for extra stability.
The walls are an ideal roosts for hundreds newts and toads. |
 Luscious pads of plants grow in the gaps in the natural stone walls. |
 With little soil only low growing specialists thrive. |
 With a little more available soil, plants such as wall-pepper grow. |
 In the stone gaps anemones thrive for many years. |
 The stone garden daffodils are a bit more sensitive. |
 Pads of loose plants thrive in larger gaps... |
 ...and over time grow into large stocks. |
 In shady places we have planted ferns, such as this wall-rue. |
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