It's glorious, whaas! I remember your posts from the first planting years, all the effort you put into it and you have been rewarded. Fantastic job!

Absolutely stunning color and texture combos. Every plant looks perfect. Thank you so much for taking the time to post. Sorry to hear about the rough year.

Nice photos, the colors are really jumping, and it looks like your plants are thriving! Thanks for taking the time to post these super photos.

Which golden P. abies clones are you showing us -it looks like there's 4 or 5 of them?

All, thanks for checking them out and appreciate the comments! Sometimes you wonder if anyone is still on GW to make it worthwhile posting.

Alex,

The golden P. abies are among my favorites as they are robust, hardy and have limited burn issues during the summer and winter. They are showing some burn now as it has been quite dry all year. I have a few others but these caught my eye while roaming the garden.

Pic 8 - Picea abies 'Anita's Golden Cloak'

Pic 11 - Picea abies 'Dazzler'

Pic 16 - Picea abies 'Vermont Gold'

Pic 19 - Picea abies 'Catharine's Golden Heart'

Pic 21 - Picea abies 'Arco-yellow'

Pic 23 - Picea abies 'Dandylion'

thx will ... i have been wondering how it all worked out ...

congrats ...

and thx for the effort it took to snap and post the pix

ken

Stunning! Really enjoyed seeing the pictures.

Brenna

Hoowee, that's lookin' mighty fine.

tj

Looks great, I look forward to more pictures each year as the garden matures.

Love the mixing of the hydrangeas and conifers.

Great,,great,,,matureing nicely,,,shots of bed layout hits the spot

pic 1 is money shot

ron

Looking great Will! All your climate trials and tribulations seem to have been won over and full borders are in. Good work!

What was this fine pine?

Heldreichii?

Wow, that's awesome! Great plants and everything seems healthy and pushing lots of growth.

You bet and thanks again! Good to see some folks still take the time to acknowledge those that take time to post pics.

Severn, that one is a Pinus longaeva 'Sherwood Compact'

Love that it looks like a Bosnian pine but its soft to the touch!

Breathtaking! Thanks so much, Will. I know you moved and started over with a blank slate just a few years ago. We moved this past January and are starting from blank slate again, and what with trying to get that in and a new work schedule, haven't been on, but pics are greatly appreciated! You've done some mighty fine work!

I am basking in the beauty you created. I appreciate that you use deciduous shrubs and exuberant color combinations, as well as perennials. Not all conifer enthusiasts branch out to include herbaceous perennials and shrubs. I should correct that to say plant "specialists" don't always branch out to successfully showcase their "specialities" as successfully as you have.

And if this is what your garden looks like when you haven't done tmuch, I can't begin to imagine what it would look like if you were spending even a moderate amount of time. . Mulch corrects a high degree of neglect, doesn't it? Good edges do too.

Thank you and I really hope whatever was difficult eases up a bit. You can feel good about your garden and the pleasure it is giving virtual "strangers".

mind-boggling. Numbed. What a garden :-).

Very yummy...verdant and luscious...out in the Pacific NW everything is dry, not very noteworthy or photographic. Thanks for sharing.

Wow, truly not worthy of the praise but certainly appreciate it!

Marie, I started out favoring shrubs several years back (manageable size, fast growth, fall color, berries, you name it) then started collecting conifers. After adding conifers willy nilly I started to focus on design and mixing plants more for color, texture, habit etc. Luckily there where a few here that posted pics for inspiration.

zeph, the weather looks brutal and depressing out there. Same thing happened here Summer 2013. Hopefully things rebound for your area sooner than later!

Really nice!

I remember when you started in your new house also. It doesn't seem that long ago, and look how much things have changed! You should post a pic or two of what it looked like when you started.

My compliments.

Mike

And mine too, fantastic of course!

Dax

whaas,,,get up on the roof and take some pics

ron

Great looking plants whass! Do you any type of fertilizer or soil amendment? Beautiful.

Your gardens look well-tended for having a rough year. They're very beautiful, and I'm sure inspiring to many. What a great eye you have for mixing shrubs, perennials, and conifers in such a pleasing way. I never knew how many varieties of conifers there were until I found this forum, and I enjoy seeing pictures like yours. .... I like your hostas, too. :-)

beautiful yard

I could look at your pictures all day; I'm so grateful you take the time to share them. I haven't been on here in quite a while and seeing these in my first few minutes makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!! I'm with Ron; some shots from the roof would be killer ; )

-Nicole

ps also there aren't enough thanks for telling us which plants are which.. I've just added "Anita's Golden Cloak" to my dream list!

whaas, Can you give me a positive ID on these two. Very nice. Thanks.

Hey Nicole and mike,,,kinda late to the show,,,,,check out whaas's latest post

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/3377245/downsizing-landscape-100s-of-plants-need-a-home?n=17

ron

Mike, I'm not Will, but the first one is Abies lasiocarpa 'Martha's Vineyard', living in Ohio now. The second is Abies concolor 'Glauca compacta'.

Steve

Thanks. Steve. Love both of those.