Some great looking trees there!

Thanks for putting the pics up, much appreciated.

A very big "Thank you" for all these threads, Dave.

tj

I really enjoyed looking at these. I think you have a wonderful garden.
Richard

Nice to see your garden again. It rejuvenated me.
I noticed Juniperus h. Monber is what it should be.
Picea jezoensis not jezonsis

You think that Chamaecyparis lawsoniana might be Elmwood Pillar? I do.

Thanks Dave...

Dax

A few more...

Dave Picea jezeonsis "Landis' I am told that this is not a jezeonsis species. Stanley say it is...oh well...
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Picea mariana 'Ericoidies'
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Pinus s.'Sea Urchin'
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Pinus s. 'Horsford'
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Pinus s. 'Minuta'
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I never tire of looking at your garden photos - ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! Thanks for taking the time.
Glenda

Things are looking.., well perfect as usual Dave. It's interesting your Cedrus atlantica 'Aurea' turns gold in Winter. Specimens I have seem to push green-gold and then turn more gold by the end of August. Perhaps you have a cultivar I have not yet seen.

I still find it amazing how many conifers you've been able to sneak into your smallish property - and none of them seem crowded. This in part inspired me to try to get away with murder and I'll have my hands full no doubt in a 5-10 years.

Your pictures are also a great way for me to gauge eventual size in 5-10 years as well as we share many of the same cultivars and most of yours have about 5+ years of growth on mine. It's very helpful to see such a wonderfully landscaped place and to get ideas of what will work(and occasionally what won't).

-Will

Hi will,

Thanks for your many positive comments about my conifer garden.

I post these photos to acquaint people with the many possibilities that are available for the look you are going for. Color and flow are important in the over all appeal of the garden. When working with very small varieties you are more susceptible to over crowd. I use more developed plants. This enables me to have the finished product in a mature stage in a short time. Larger plants will enable you to fine tune the look and be there long term.

As conifers and companion plants grow till death or are removed my garden is continually changing. I remove, replant, give away or dumpster plants on an occasional basis. Rotating plants is something I do all the time to keep all areas fresh and in balance. Most replacements are rare and unusual cultivars. I just added Pinus virginiana 'Driscall' along with Pinus mugo 'Jacobsen'this year. Both are very slow growers.

Flat-landing conifers all lined up to make a charge is not for me. I try to incorporate plants into natural settings. To me the display just comes off better.

As for you, down the line you are going to have to figure out proper placement for all these cultivars. Some hard choices will have to be made on what stays and what goes.

I don't envy your position. I am sure maintaining what you have must be all time labor intensive. The bottom line is you are doing what pleases you and that is worth a lot for now. Don't let it come to the point where it consumes you. I would recommend you quit buying and begin to sort all these cultivars for proper placement as the need arises.

Good luck,

Dave