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I don't yet have a garden, just a few dozen young seedlings against this canvas. I've planted hundreds of trees just to have them claimed by major hurricanes. This year I planted 3 dozens baby palms a long my driveway. Give me another decade. My vision is a garden to be lost in at ground level. Yet when I climb the stairs and go above the canopy I will see the landscape.20181115_171829.jpg20181115_171814.jpg20181114_173542.jpg20181114_173537.jpg20181014_122230.jpg
 
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@MACH5 Wow! Just Wow! You are living in a fairy tale.
I was wondering, what this species on picture below could be? Such a great looking mature bark + super small leaves ... Looks like an outdoor bonsai, some sort of elm or maybe poplar?

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@MACH5 Wow! Just Wow! You are living in a fairy tale.
I was wondering, what this species on picture below could be? Such a great looking mature bark + super small leaves ... Looks like an outdoor bonsai, some sort of elm or maybe poplar?

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@Sifu, yes it is a yatsubusa elm. They bark up with an incredible rough texture. This tree is over 85 years old and over 40" tall. It is a two man tree and difficult to move but it does make a nice statement in the center of the garden. You can't miss it. This year it colored up really nicely in bright clear yellow. If interested here is the thread for it:

https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/mirai-yatsubusa-elm.28814/
 
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@MACH5 we need some pictures of the landscape trees!

What is that on the left? The shape of the leaves is beautiful! And the picture you posted to instagram - that wine-dark red dissectum :eek:
 
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Of course you do! Never late for anything! My garden is only about 4 years old.




Pipe in some Khruanbin, couple cans of Guinness.....you'll think you have died and gone to heaven.......:D:D:D:D:D:D

........................great colors and the photos are clutch and clean, per your usual.........:cool::cool:

 

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Thanks Bri! The beech colored up really well and evenly this year. It usually goes from green to copper and largely skips the yellow. The lazy ginkgo is coloring up finally. Hopefully it will go to a more normal schedule next spring.
Definitely! Mine just dropped all its leaves today. Yesterday they were yellow, today they are on the ground.
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@MACH5 we need some pictures of the landscape trees!

What is that on the left? The shape of the leaves is beautiful! And the picture you posted to instagram - that wine-dark red dissectum :eek:


Derek that is a Crimson Queen dissectum. Very common at least around these parts of the country. It colored very vividly this year. I came out one day and it was on fire!! :eek:
 

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Here are my trees!

Black pines and shimpaku clippings.
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More black pines, nana and shimpaku junipers, some coast live oaks, and metrosideros.
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Black pines, nanas, Tiger bark and willow ficus...blurry shot, i know!
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My deciduous trees. Elms, crape myrtles, Japanese maples, pomegranate, a prunus, and a hackberry.
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Excited for spring!
 

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Hi Sergio! Fabulous garden! I’m jealous!

I have a few questions for you. I’m planning a new garden, and I’d love to incorporate some of your ideas!

I see you used metal edging to separate two different colors of gravel. It looks like it’s a bit taller than the actual gravel. Is it a trip hazard? And does it hamper you when moving carts around? And, how did you set up for watering? Are you using hoses to hand water? Or is there some hidden automatic watering system? Is the gravel easy to maintain? Are you getting weeds in it? I see you changed to a darker gravel. Less glare?

It’s really beautiful! Truely an inspiration!
 

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Hi Sergio! Fabulous garden! I’m jealous!

I have a few questions for you. I’m planning a new garden, and I’d love to incorporate some of your ideas!

I see you used metal edging to separate two different colors of gravel. It looks like it’s a bit taller than the actual gravel. Is it a trip hazard? And does it hamper you when moving carts around? And, how did you set up for watering? Are you using hoses to hand water? Or is there some hidden automatic watering system? Is the gravel easy to maintain? Are you getting weeds in it? I see you changed to a darker gravel. Less glare?

It’s really beautiful! Truely an inspiration!


Thank you Adair!

The metal edging is set higher because what happens is if I sink it in further, the gravel will start to cross over and God forbid the gray gravel starts to mix in with the sand colored gravel. Can't have that! :p One annoying thing is that after winter with our deep freezes, the ice pulls it up so every spring I need to go back and reset it. A problem you will not have. It has not been a real issue in terms of being a tripping hazzard although occasionally it happens. No issues wheeling in trees over it. It bends a bit as you go over it but springs back into position. Just make sure your edging is not set too high. I do not have an automatic watering system. Trees are hand watered with a hose.

Gravel gives the garden a really clean look and easy to maintain... ISH! I use a leafblower and rake the gravel regularly. It is a bit of a pain as small stuff that falls from the trees get stuck. But for the most part it cleans really well. Weeds are no problem. They do come up is spots but very easy to pull them out. I used a quality weed fabric before I laid down all the gravel.

Have fun with the design of your garden! Very exciting and will give your beautiful trees a place where they can be admired.
 
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Thank you Adair!

The metal edging is set higher because what happens is if I sink it in further, the gravel will start to cross over and God forbid the gray gravel starts to mix in with the sand colored gravel. Can't have that! :p One annoying thing is that after winter with our deep freezes, the ice pulls it up so every spring I need to go back and reset it. A problem you will not have. It has not been a real issue in terms of being a tripping hazzard although occasionally it happens. No issues wheeling in trees over it. It bends a bit as you go over it but springs back into position. Just make sure your edging is not set too high. I do not have an automatic watering system. Trees are hand watered with a hose.

Gravel gives the garden a really clean look and easy to maintain... ISH! I use a leafblower and rake the gravel regularly. It is a bit of a pain as small stuff that falls from the trees get stuck. But for the most part it cleans really well. Weeds are no problem. They do come up is spots but very easy to pull them out. I used a quality weed fabric before I laid down all the gravel.

Have fun with the design of your garden! Very exciting and will give your beautiful trees a place where they can be admired.
My “temporary” set up:

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My total “available” space for the garden:

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A blank canvas, no?
 
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