RE: trees and other design elements

When we moved into our house it had 2 trees in the front, plus one small
crepe myrtle.  I dug up the crepe myrtle (didn't like it- pink against a red
brick house, wasn't that healthy anyway- giant bug magnet).  Had the tree
service cut down the stupid tallowtree.  So I'm left with a very large
Modesto Ash. I planted a small tangelo and a dwarf mandarin.  In the back I
have a dogwood, japanese maple (about 10 ft.), pistache tree, gingko, and
camphor tree, also a dwarf lemon.  I recently got an oak seedling and a
redbud seedling.

I only have the corners left to do on my garden wall.  I got the concrete
jack hammered out and taken away (in a rental truck last weekend).  I built
the last part of the straight section of the wall today.  Hopefully next
weekend my neighbor will be able to bring the chop saw home so I can do the
corners.

A couple of my neighbors are now talking about doing something to their
front yards too.  One is already removing a tree that is cracking his
foundation, another is planning on planting several new trees, and maybe a
garden wall like ours.  Our house is the only one on the street with a brick
face (which I really like, both because it is brick and becuase it is
different from the rest).  Now ours has the retaining wall too.  So, I guess
I actually like being different that the others around us.  Also, it seems
that being different can also inspire others to enhance their yards too!

Theresa

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Cersgarden@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 6:33 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] trees and other design elements
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In a message dated 1/31/04 4:15:15 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:

<< There are many other trees I'd love to have, but I want to keep some sun
space available.  I cram a lot in here, but sometimes I just have to admit I
can't have it all. >>

Amen to this, Kitty.  My feelings exactly but my mind is in constant design
mode searching over and over for that spot to add one more.  I am adding 2
more
I am ordering but the tree I most would like to have is an Acer grisum.  I
love that tree and I know of no one in this area that has this n their
landscape.
    I also have the 12' lilacs but keep my viburnums, dogwoods, other 6'
arborvitae and yews pruned. Oh, I do have a Viburnum Rusty Black Haw that is
tree
form & is probably 10-12'.  We cptd our home in the fall of 89'.  Our lot
was
a bare pc of land except 3 very nice size green ash the developer put on the
parking. All 3  were lost in the tornado. One week after we moved in we take
a
trip to Europe.  The sod went down after we came home and then we let the
ground settle till spring with the exception of a concolor we planted at the
back
corner of the lot and prepared a site for our vegetable garden.
    Ceres

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