Never occured to me, but this is a great idea to not only document what goes where, but when you planted it and how well it’s doing. Thowing in the shade/sun is a great idea also. Thanks for sharing!!
I did this so I can track which plants will survive. I likely won’t buy any more Alburta Spruce or Wooley Yarrow, for instance. Yes, VSmith, the weeds, i.e. daisies, wild carrot are thriving, as are indigenous stuff like virginia juniperana.
NOTE: another point in doing this is to eliminate having ugly plant tags next to the plant. The next step will be to take the info off the tags and transfer them to my list (the list will expand with this and other info).
Oh, and BTW, I’ll be adding photos of each plant and every year revising the list and photos and keeping an annual plant log so I can visualize the plant’s progress or regress.
I might also take photos of track section as well to document erosion, landslides, etc and keep a track log. Same with structures.
Also, I have my map in jpg and psd formats so I can easily revise the numbers and move them around in Photoshop
Very nice indeed Dave , looks very sympathetic planting . Now if I could sell the large dog and the small child maybe I could do the same … hmmm maybe a circus…
I’ve got something very similar for the DDSL, I’ll post it when I get a little further along with construction.
Dave, as a small gardening hint and tip, don’t plant in the summer. Plant in March and April, and again in October-December. Transplant in the winter months when the plant is dormant. Trust me on this.
thanks for tips and compliments. I plan to use Preen and Roundup to kill off weeds or prevent them and likely get rid of the grass in the center and put something else there, as the sedum is actually starting to invade the grassy area.
As you may have noticed, I value the dead plants for their stark beauty. I originally wanted all “scale” stuff; but when wild things started sprouting, I didn’t have the heart to kill them
Dave, I find it odd that thew alberta spruce doesn’t fair well on your RR. Out of curiosity have you fertilized them? Pines also need more water than people think, especially new plantings. If the needles feel dry than it needs more water.
Miracid is also a great product for evergreens in general to keep them thriving.
Dave, I find it odd that thew alberta spruce doesn’t fair well on your RR. Out of curiosity have you fertilized them? Pines also need more water than people think, especially new plantings. If the needles feel dry than it needs more water.
Miracid is also a great product for evergreens in general to keep them thriving.
David;
I’ve had two trees just up and die for no apparent reason. Went all brown, leaves fall off, looking like a ghost. So I decided to keep them as part of the landscape. Then on morning when I went out to the pond to feed the Koi, I saw green. Dead trees with green leaves. Just a few, but the leaves were green. Seems I forgot that some trees go into hibernation at times through the year. Now when I find a “dead” tree, I leave it alone for a season before even thinking about puling it out.