Before and after - backyard clean-up this afternoon
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Before / After pics of my backyard
Comments (14)haley45: Thanks for your kind words. trailrunner: Caroline, yes obviously I go for the tropical look. If a plant doesn't have that exotic, tropical look about it, I usually don't buy it. I'm sure those who like a more structured, well designed landscape think mine looks like an overgrown, out of control mess, but I love the dense, jungle-like appearance. Always room to squeeze in one nore plant..LOL. The green bananas are Musa 'basjoo' & the one with the reddish tint in the 4th & 5th pic is Ensete 'maurelii'. The basjoos are heavily mulched & left in the ground. The Ensete is cut back, dug & stored bare root in my garage. The palms are windmill (Trachycarpus fortunei), sabal minor, sabal palmetto, sabal birmingham, needle (Rhapidophyllum hystrix), and pindo (butia capitata), all very hardy here when established....See MoreBackyard--before and after (big files)
Comments (7)Oh my gawd. It's so clean and pretty in March, you don't think it can get much better, and then BAM! color everywhere. It's so lush- the grass walkways make all the difference. I love grassy paths. Your roses look so bright next to the green. How do you keep those walkways alive? Can you tell me what kind of grass that is? Thanks for posting these photos. Renee...See MoreWould like a "clean", desert-friendly tree for my backyard...?
Comments (14)no matter how drought tolerant an ESTABLISHED plant may be ... do understand that ALL new transplants will need water management for a number of years.. after transplant ... usually dependent on the size of the transplant .... if i were you ... i would visit and use a very good local nursery .... as your location is so highly specific.. most of us are going to be rather hard pressed to offer solutions .... but you never know ... based on your diverse needs... you might be better off investing in something like at the link .... one way or another.. all plants are dirty ... and the allergy thing is a real big problem ... ken https://www.google.com/search?q=pergola&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjNoZydjpjKAhUIbSYKHYbLCGAQ_AUIBygB&biw=911&bih=745&dpr=0.9...See MoreBefore and After...my 'Junkyard' to Backyard Oasis!
Comments (26)Well how cool is that??!! I am especially impressed with your sharply-trimmed bed edges and the lovely green grass....See Moreposierosie_zone7a
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