Making raised bed for Japanese maple?
hl_60
2 years ago
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Comments (6)oooooo---I LIKE the idea. A Tamukeyama, perhaps--with heuchera lime ricky? hmmmmm.....where to plant them.... I know the JM will need some shaping as it matures--it's only been in the ground for two years. I'm going to get some books and learn about "cloud pruning." I thought it would be best to just leave it be for at least the first three years. I think Michelle was the person who suggested a purple heuchera--and then I found 'Obsidian.' It's been a great plant in my yard--lush doesn't beging to describe it...and seems to be happier, healthier, and hardier than 'Plum Pudding.' It IS a great spot for morning coffee. AND an evening margarita. (Or in my case, a Bass ale.) I'm all done with the dentist for now--currently I'm dealing with endocrinologists. Still don't have a lot of stamina--but my energy is coming back--so I can PLACE plants--and then Elder Son, DH, or The Boy dig the holes. They are good mulchers, as well. I moved one of the Hakonechloas to the front of the bed late today--it thunderstormed before I got a picture of it. Not certain what I think yet...but my plants are used to "living on the end of a shovel." melanie...See MoreMy baby Japanese Maple
Comments (5)Ok firstly I'd put some chicken wire around it to keep the critters out ...second a seed grown tree is classified a seedling tree and is NOT a named cultivar ...It looks like a matsumarae leaf form which is not uncommon...and is simply a red japanese generic maple. It seems healthy so just protect it and let it grow DON'T trimm it or remove any leaves..if it's in a "bad" place I'd wait a year and next late fall or early winter or late winter early spring dig it up and move it. Even generic Jm's like a little afternoon shade but they are "generally" hardy and not too picky it will likely do ok just about anywhere. David...See MoreWeed tarp for japanese knotweed and raised bed
Comments (2)Most tarps I know of are the blue variety and while somewhat sturdy, I'm doubtful. This past weekend on a garden tour, the owner used rubber roofing material to kill weeds. She said you might be able to get free scraps if you stopped at a building site where it was being used or offer to pay for a piece. We've been trying to control Japanese knotweed by spraying a brush killer on the leaves. The chemical gets to the roots that way. I would try that treatment first. Wait til the leaves wilt, then cut to the ground before laying down a tarp or rubber roofing material. It might work for a season. Don't worry about the water pooling. It will seep out to the sides. Good luck!...See MoreRaised patio, bringing in dirt and building raised landscape bed
Comments (18)Wow, much to think about. The pictures you sent looked a lot better than grass on the slop with a landscaped bed. This approach would really soften up my house much better. Low maintenance is a high priority for me. So I think trying to get away from shrubs is a good plan. I'm just not familiar with plantings at all. I'm still a bit hung up on figuring out what the height of the step down off the porch should be. Now that I understand your yellow/blue lines, it appears from your sketch the dirt line would be every bit of a 24" dropoff with ground cover around 18". This also looks similar to the photos you sent. I was worried this would be too much but assuming you agree with those dimensions, I'm going with it. The picture below gives a bigger picture. Note the patio section we've been discussing is on the right, it's way off to the side of the house (actually the carriage house/inlawsuite that was my grandmother's "retirement home" for 10 years until she passed away. (Don't be confused by the identical section in the middle labeled as Future: Phase 2, I was going to try out this concept on the side of the house with lower grade before attempting it in the middle section.) Here's an image looking out with the red circle on the left showing the area we're discussing. The panorama distorts the middle of the house making it appear as the center of the breeezeway. Because this is off to the side of the carriage house, it's really removed so I wasn't overly concerned about plantings, however, low maintenance is much better. Could you tell me what the purple and pink ground cover are. I'm not the most creative and would like to try to just copy what's in the photo if it works in 7b....See Morehl_60
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