Saxifrage

B3

Well I  think  that's  what they are.
Anyway, one trough  looks good and the other looks manky.  
Should  I  trim off the brown bits or poke them into the soil without cutting them off?
There's green above the brown  

Fairygirl

I don't really bother too much, but I pull out any larger areas of brown. Those are just bits that have died off - usually if they get too dry and aren't in good contact with the soil, or are shaded out.
I sometimes just squish bits in to cover any small dead bits if I do pull them out. You can peg them down with bits of wire too - and they'll root quickly. 

B3

Thanks @Fairygirl. I think the unfortunate one was in the shade.
I might add an inch of so of compost in lieu of squishing😊

Lyn

I’ve got a row of this,  it seems to live on top of rocks, in the summer it goes brown, I leave it, now it’s greening up again, it’s in the north garden so doesn’t get much sun at all. 

B3

Oooh @Lyn. Leave it. Now that idea really appeals😊

Lyn

I do,  I’ll take a phot tomorrow. 

Fairygirl

If they get plenty of rain they seem to be fine in most sites too. Not a problem with your site or mine @Lyn
You could just pull bits off and plonk them in pots @B3.
Mine seed everywhere. I had a lovely clump  between two white spireas, but they eventually crowded it out completely - understandably.
All the bits along the back fence and the front garden [north to NW facing] do well. They don't seem fussy about aspect at all. I use them as a filler for bare ground. 

B3

I'll try a few bits in the ground. Not sure how they get on with clay, though.
@Fairygirl

Fairygirl

All clay here @B3
Mine grows in the gravel paths too, but some of that is more free draining if it's right in at the edges and against walls or raised beds, so the soil doesn't seem to have much effect.
I don't think those 'common' saxifrages are too bothered at all, although some others might be. 

B3

That's good. I'll definitely for some about then @Fairygirl

Fairygirl

Here's a bit of a pic from earlier this year