South Dakota Spring #2

harv2016

10 years ago

A few more pictures from various gardens.

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sprucebud
10 years ago
Very attractive. Please can you identify the upright neat columnar conifer in picture 4 next to the Picea pungens 'The Blues'(?)
Richard
baxswoh
10 years ago
Nothing says South Dakota like Flamingos. Great pics.
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Hey glo2001 just drop me an e-mail at (hladdengast@yahoo.com) I atually do get most of them localy, athough I order anually from Coenosium. There's a few great nurseries in the area. Most 'specialty' conifers in this are all come from Iseli. I know all the garden center people and will request certain plants. I just picked up a whole tray of fancifull gardens plants from a nursery in Spirit Lake. Spencer Ia. has a good nursery as does Spirit Lake Ia. But by far the best area nursery is in Aurora S.D. owned by Norm Evers. He's developed a few of the plants offered by Iseli. Mostly thuja occidentalis, 'Rushmore' and 'Norm Evers', and pinus mugo Tannenbaum', definately worth the trip. Norm is a great guy a wealth of knowledge. Would love to have you over for a garden tour, your just around the corner, this is a good day
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It was purchased as a picea pungens "Early Cones" from Mr. Fincham quite a few years back. Coenosium nursery is were the majority of my conifers came from, back in the day. I'm very fortunate in that I have 2 acres to garden in a rural setting, with all the soil being native tilth.
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gardener365
10 years ago
It's gotta be awesome having an older landscape. Question: What's the sea of green in the last photo? Also what's the Bosnian-looking pine behind the left flamingo?

Your soil appears jet black. I wish mine was. Advantage Harv!

Dax
unprofessional
10 years ago
What's the weeping spruce in #2? Doesn't look like Reflexa.
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10 years ago
South Dakota looking real good Harv!

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harv2016
Original Author
10 years ago
Appreciate the kind comments, it's been a kind spring compared to last year and the plants are reponding accordingly. Richard, that plant is Picea pungens 'Fastigiata', doesn't handle our snow load very well. Had an ice storm this spring that opened it up quite bad. The weeping pungens beside was one of my first plants I bought that got me started years back and made the trip with me when I moved. Was unlabeled so I guess just a Picea pungens 'Pendula'.
Dax the plant being kept company by the flamingo, love pastic flamingos, is Pinus mugo 'Columnaris'. Been a wonderful plant that I like more each year I have it. The sea of green is a living mulch I've been working with, not sure of the name. Mulch is getting so exspensive and I'm getting older. I've been using several different living mulches that work well at surpressing weeds but yet stay short enough to no interfer with the conifers. And yes I live a few miles from Iowa and the soil is black and deep.
The weeping spruce in photo two is Picea glauca 'Pendula'.
ogcon
10 years ago
Great looking place to say the least.Any chance you'd post
another shot of Picea glauca'Pendula' showing the entire tree?You may know the various forms of this one were under much discussion recently.Your source for this would be of interest also.Doug
harv2016
Original Author
10 years ago
I'd be happy to get pictures. I have four of them of various ages all originated at Iseli nurseries over a period of several years. It's one of those plant I keep an eye out for, and when priced reasonably I'll pick up, one of my favorites, such a small footprint. I followed that discussion and then went and looked at mine. The smallest is narrower than the others, but I've only had him for a few years and he started life rough.
illinois_john
10 years ago
Beautiful place you have, our tastes are similar, I too have (4) Picea glauca 'pendula' and hope for more. That Pinus mugo 'Comumnaris' has been added to my wish list.

Thanks for sharing.
arceesmith
10 years ago
I have really enjoyed your posts from South Dakota! I have been living with the misconception that SD was barren, but you've show how lovely it can be! How long is your growing season?
harv2016
Original Author
10 years ago
RC, we moved to this place, it's been about 15 yrs. I moved about ten conifer freinds with me. The place was a cornfeild before we built. And that's one of the things I loved about this place is I have two acre of land with natural tilth,no construction soil. And it has no lines, pipes, electrical service, nothing, so I can dig like a gopher. South Dakota at least in the eastern part is the same as Iowa. I'm a solid zone 4b, but I sneak a few 5's in there now and then. My only grip is I can not grow Japenese Maples, killed many trying, and guess I'll keep trying. Eastern South Dakota is a very lush area, on of the best kept secrets of the U.S., just IMHO!
arceesmith
10 years ago
Thanks Harv! We're looking for a small town/couple acres to retire in. Looks like there's a new contender!
bengz6westmd
10 years ago
Impressive for a former prairie. What's the hardwood (burr oak?) in the first pic?
harv2016
Original Author
10 years ago
No it's a Merrill magnolia, doing real well, I've been pleased with it. I do have quite a few bur oaks though, one of our better native trees