The photo above is of the gazebo pathway as it appeared in 2009.... the many Picea pungens 'Montgomery' were a perfect size and I am amazed at the growth over the past six years. It's not that I was overwhelmed by the size of plants by last season, but the centers were being shaded out and the time had come for a change. I spent two days this week clearing the canvas and in the post that follows I show comparisons between how it looked in this area, with shots of my 'house cleaning' . I have left behind remnants to provide some height to the area and all sorts of new conifers will be moved in. I plan on planting on amended mounds using baled peat moss, pine bark chips, compost, manure, and some of the existing soil. Originally I thought about bringing in a backhoe and removing all the existing root systems but have decided this won't be necessary... it would have created quite a mess and not allowed me to keep the things I've decided should stay.
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As it was, above... as of this morning below...
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As it was, above... as of this morning below...
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As it was, above... as of this morning below...
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More views... I removed two large spruce trees from the area pictured below...
The rock garden portion will contain miniature conifers and a few alpine ground covers...
I really hadn't planned on dealing with three major redos this spring... it's just the way it worked out... I'm also redoing a large segment of the SW portion of the gardens and creating terraced conifer gardens on the north side of the garage. It probably would take some imagination to picture where I'm headed with this. I'm not expecting the replacement plants until almost June which will give me a month to prepare the amended soil and to get it in place. I also have a semi load of walnut colored wood mulch coming which should tie the whole project together. Do stay tuned! Larry
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