Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Learning to paint with plants, 1 by Mipii

Mipii wrote:
Thanks Muddy, I'm sure your bit of heaven is beautiful too.

VV, you are a treat...I grew a Fagus sylvatica (Common Beech) volunteer for a few years and gave it to a nursery. If it was Fagus sylvatica 'Roseomarginata' it would have been a kept woman! Predictably, I tried 'Hakuro Nishiki' and the 4-7' species outgrew it's desirability, I took it out at a whopping 10' x 10' before I lost all the frontage to property line. I should have used it for 'willow water'. I think the overbearing nature of the Willow also played a role in the demise of my Calluna (loved that little guy), along with the alkaline soil.

I've amended areas to grow acid loving plants to no avail, but didn't consider the pH of the lava rock or my tap water. I doubt I'll ever run out of research material...no matter how far I get, there's always so much more to learn (gotta love it).

Here are some of my 'woodies'
1. Acer palmatum 'Shirazz'
2. Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice' - backdrop to JM with Yellow foliage in the fall
3. Weigela "My Monet'
4. Unidentified volunteer Juniper with magnificent peeling bark
5. Rhamnus frangula 'Fine Line'