Gardening, landscaping and plants in general
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Other than the initial landscaping around the house when we first bought it and renovated, I really haven’t added much in terms of new plants or trees. I’m fortunate the original owner was a horticulturist with a serious buying habit, kind of like some of you all with IH.
I’d like to start bringing in a few things that complement what’s already here. It’s been cool seeing different species from around the world on some of these posts.
That said, I also know I may not be able to do everything I’d like. My first priority is always looking for plants that are drought tolerant since I don’t have irrigation and don’t plan on installing it. If I can still achieve a certain look while keeping things low maintenance and water conscious, that’s the goal.
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@northsouthdenimguy i'm not much of a gardener myself. but drought is an issue over here as well.
we had a line of spruce trees on the rear of the property, they all had to come down because the bark beetle killed them (happens to lot of forests here). a bunch of coniferes died because of the warm summers as well.
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Crazy how much these maples filled out within the last couple weeks.
120 bags of mulch. I’m trying to get the energy at the moment to start putting it down…
@selveldgesteps
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@northsouthdenimguy good luck! We do about 5-6 yards of mulch every spring. Takes a day or two and always looks good afterwards but I curse during the process.
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@goosehd @northsouthdenimguy 5 yards delivered this morning. We're half way through it right now and are cursing the sun every time it comes out.
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Thankfully the Boston Ivy has filled most of the planted and natural areas over the last 4-5 yrs, year round green ground cover.
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I should have timed it to have the yard guys put it down earlier this week but I kind of thought it would be good exercise for me…
Edit: I’m waiting for the sun to go away
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@northsouthdenimguy impressive azalea
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This fragrant rhododendron started as about an 18"stick 3.5 years ago
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For anyone in the US, an awesome nursery in my town does about 80% of their business via online/shipping (Singing Trees Nursery). Amazing place, amazing people, amazing plants. I am not affiliated with them, but it's my go to nursery and have bought many plants from there, and often visit for just a walk in their display gardens.
They specialize in rhododendrons (with many of their own created hybrids). They also have many cultivars of azaleas, dogwoods, hydrangea, some Japanese maples, dwarf conifers, heaths/heathers, hellebores, and other rare and cool plants. But rhododendron is definitely their main thing with 100s of different ones and hard to find ones. You can also sign up for a weekly news letter, where each week has a garden tip of the week, many cool plants and sale plants featured. They have some good testimonials for shipping, though I have no experience since I am local. Their website, I think is the best nursery website I've ever come across. Thought I'd share for anyone who might be interested in a rhodie or other hard to find/cool plant.
https://singtree.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=plants_pmax&utm_content=general&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23071854626&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7cLOBhDmARIsAGsuA0mD1Q5ssy4dQbC_ZQLh75rF4GolTvYlIYqZyzJfGbnKKM1d_DyFaxwaAhX3EALw_wcB -
Happy Easter. deer ate my pink spider lily blooms in front yard. Yucca blooms hardy in the back though. pardon the shape of background bed. been transplanting white & pink spider lilies to replace all the knockout roses that died.
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This one was air grafted from the same tree my smaller pine came from.
https://forum.ironheart.co.uk//post/939950
Once I get some thicker gauge wire ill put bends in the bare sections of trunk to give it a more interesting shape and then leave it in the ground for a while
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The 3rd plant I picked up this weekend may end up being put in the ground and let grow to mature height
Don't think im brave enough to attempt to bonsai a Japanese maple yet - im still in the infancy of learning how to deal with evergreens
(But that may change in 4-5 years when this has grown more)
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@GraemeE ypure giving me ideas again…always wanted a bonsai of my own to show the seasons. If you’re anywhere near Portland OR..our yard somehow produces a ton of sapling maples…can have your choice in the early spring…
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A baby giant.
There is a Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in the centre of Manchester UK I collect cones from every winter as it produces viable seeds. Every spring I germinate as many as I can.
Love growing these. My favourite tree.
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@1WayTrip said in Gardening, landscaping and plants in general:
I collect cones from every winter as it produces viable seeds. Every spring I germinate as many as I can.
that's very cool
