Thought this was cool -- walking trees
bengz6westmd
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Comments (14)Our style of gardening I'm sure does not appeal to everyone. We plant close and gang things up, rather than pulling out a tape measure and placing our annuals 6" apart all over the place, we gang thing up in areas. That's the we like it, we like the jungle look. We like constant blooms, and living on Long Island are able to enjoy lush and green gardens. Our front yard is just evergreens and seven large oaks, plain and neat...all the impact is in the backyard. You are incorrect Ironbelly, to assume that when we started our landscape it was probably "more is better" because we had so much open space to fill. We plant like that cause 'more is more!' We immediately surrounded the entire back property with shrubs for privacy. We wanted to create a totally private backyard retreat and a deck that has an cozy outdoor feel to it. We wanted our own private backyard habitat, we planted currant bushes for the birds, milkweed for the monarch butterflies, honeysuckle for the bees and birds, butterfly bushes, We have bird houses, bird feeders, watergardens, fish ponds, and a bat house. It might not be everyones style, but hey we love it and based on the reaction from the tourists that come on the weekends for our pond and garden tours, a lot of people love it as well. We are wild by nature people, daring DIY that are not afraid to tackle anything... hey, life is an adventure and "more is more!" is a wonderful way to enjoy it more! :) Hey Inkognito, you see sprinkler heads? LOL!...See Moredragon's blood tree - way cool looking
Comments (3)Dragon tree and Dragon's Blood tree appear to be two distinct species, somewhat similar in appearance when mature and both extremely slow growing. D. cinnabari is a much more rare plant, at least in cultivation, and is endangered in its native habitat. There are supposedly some examples growing in SoCal and discussions of growing it from seed (apparently not too tricky) appear on a few xeric/tropical plant boards although there seems to be considerable debate as to exactly which species is being grown, D. draco being much more common, the common names being easily confused and the confirmed ID's of the parent plant(s) still uncertain. Apparently there is one at the UCLA Botanic Garden and I'd think the Huntington Botanic Garden would be a likely location as well. The umbrella-like appearance IS pretty cool but is a product of considerable time and I seriously doubt you would be able to create a similar effect in a bonsai'd form unless you had many (and we're talking decades) of years to devote to it. Even the much more readily obtainable D. draco looks pretty much like your standard variety houseplant dracaena, with a single, thinish trunk and a topknot of spikey foliage for a looong time....See MoreCool, sunny morning photo walk
Comments (6)Amy, your hostas are so very lovely in their settings with companion plants. Great pics! Old Glory is indeed glorious! Jo...See MoreCool tree by the creek
Comments (4)It sure has a gnarly trunk, which I read was characteristic of a mountain laurel. Lets see what happens in the blooming season, but I do believe we have a winner! I love all y'all!...See Morebengz6westmd
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