Gardening, landscaping and plants in general
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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.
Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals... except the weasel.
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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
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Amazing!
I have a few but have to keep them in pots. They are not quite hardy enough to leave out over winter where I am.
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Thanks. I hope the ones I plant are here for generations after I am gone.
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Century plants are cool, but If you're planting them, please do so away from powerlines. Those stalks grow so quick and tall they can grow into a power line quickly.
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Here’s another shot of the Century plant. For scale, the top of that gate is 10 feet off the ground.
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@wjw said in Gardening, landscaping and plants in general:
Century plants are cool, but If you're planting them, please do so away from powerlines. Those stalks grow so quick and tall they can grow into a power line quickly.
No worries mate,
No power lines in the vicinity.
Good advice though.Frank
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This time of year, the view from my dining room never gets old.
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@SFMCfranky I work in vegetation management for a utility company, so figured I had to bring it up haha. They are pretty unique and awesome plants
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The mulch is finally down, but I’ve got to come clean. I waited until my yard guys came today I had every intention of doing it, but the pollen has been so bad I had to blow off the driveway the other day after posting and couldn’t continue with yard work.
My new little Ukigumo (Floating Cloud) maple is still going strong.
Question I’ve replaced the boxwood three times to the left of my front walkway by the front door. The one on the right does really well. The one on the left really struggles and is actually bare in the back. I’m wondering if the soil is contaminated or if it just needs to be amended?
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@northsouthdenimguy my first guess with your boxwood is a sun issue not soil. Generally a soil issue/environmental issues are widespread affecting multiple plants with similar symptoms. My guess with the struggling one being closer to your house, the house shades it a lot more, and that bare side of the plant is the shadier side, so it is putting more growth on the sun side to make up for it. Which if my guess is right, either accept the plant how it is, or a different plant may be more suitable for that location (though probably any plant is going to be more bare on the house side). But my hunch is just based off your one pic, and description, and I don't know much about boxwoods in general. Mulch in general is good as long as it's not touching the trunk/stems of plants and isn't overly deep. I do not think amending your soil will fix the bare side of your plant though, just how it is responding to its light conditions.
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Thanks!
I just did a little bit of research on it. I think it also may be a water issue. That gutter does overflow in super heavy lanes when the gutters need to be cleaned. Boxwoods do not like wet feet.
And if I remember correctly, I replaced the one on the right at the same time they both were kind of were struggling. The left was dead, but I wanted them to be a similar size and you can see how much the right has grown versus the left and the overall healthy mist of the leaves.
They both pretty much get the same amount of sun, the backside of the right although not bare isn’t as lush as the front.
I appreciate the responses! I’m probably going to pull it and check the soil. Also, I don’t know if they added some good planting soil when they swapped it out the last couple times… may just be red clay.
