Droopy
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject: Evergreens galore |
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I went to see a friend today. She loves evergreens, and started out planting fir, pines, thuja, cypress and - believe it or not - a redwood. Then she realized that she'd never have room for all the big ones she wanted, and started collecting mini conifers instead. Here's a sample from her garden:
Can't resist some spring colour. 
Scilla:
Erythronium sibirica:
Hellebores:
You should see all her little japanese maples! They haven't started leafing out yet, so you'll have to wait.
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Sjoerd
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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What good fotos. That lady has one fancy garden! She has it laid-out quite nicely, doesn't she? Such delicate attention to the dwarf varieties...and the rock bed sidings...quite nice indeed.
I especially liked that purple erythronium that you showed in the "colour segment". 
You really should take more pics, Droopy. You are good at it.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:02 am Post subject: |
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How lovely. Very restful having all that green without much color. She has done a fantastic job creating her garden.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:30 am Post subject: |
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Who'd have thought that different shades of green could look so good!! I can't wait to see her maples in leaf as they're one of my favourite trees. Oh to have such a neat and tidy garden.
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Droopy
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:15 am Post subject: |
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Thanks all. With the snowless winters we've had lately, evergreens is a good thing. At least there's something to look at out there. There will be lots of colour in there later, but it's a wee bit too early for that at the moment.
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Biita
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:08 am Post subject: |
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I love evergreens,, and those are very beautiful lay outs in her garden. very nice pics droopy. Everygreens is something i have been looking into for here. Those pics give me some ideas,, thank you for that droopy!
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kaseylib
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:26 am Post subject: |
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Looks like a perfect setting for a fairy garden with all those miniatures. I like the splashes of color throughout.
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Sherry8
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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That is a lovely garden..you can see all the work she has put into it..tell her it is beautiful place..
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Droopy
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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I will let her know how much you all like it, thank you. Yes, she spends all her time in that garden, hauling a bit here and moving a bit there, adding to it every year.
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Netty
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! That is a beautiful garden!
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Wrennie
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| Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Very pretty!!
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