Well, Congratulations, you are catching up fast Natural. Great looking bunch of plants.

Any progress on a garden spot for your new place?
Bill P.

Nice looking plants! looks like you are ahead of me.

john

re: New Spot.

No, not yet. I decided not to do the garden at the new house this year. 3 Reasons,

1. I want to till and do the soil right. So fall and Spring I'll be preparing it.

2. Because the house needs a ton of work so I'll be busy on it till August. By that time it will be too late here.

3. I am completly torn on taking trees down or not. I might just prune but still limited to amount of sunlight.

1st picture is where I want to have it. In the back by fence. Last picture the area is all the way in the back.

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Wow, those are some really nice trees naturalstuff. That does indeed have to be a tough decision. I know what it's like to have lots of tall trees but fortunately they are all located where they do not effect the sunlight on the gardens to any significant degree.

Jay

naturalstuff
Nice pictures and very nice plants.Most impressive though is your ability to photograph the future. IE JUNE 1 2007.

Well Natural, that is looking very amazing indeed. The plants look healthy and vigorous, which is what it's all about. I hope you will later compare notes with me on the Gardener's Delight, which we are both growing out for the first time this season. Better to take your time, as you have wisely decided, in getting the new garden site ready for next year. This way you can compile your compostables and do it right. I still vote for radical tree removal, though, because I think you will end up deciding to do that anyway. Remember the golden rule : partial sun is no fun.

We'll have to compare containered AGG for sure!

Looking at the new house pictures, it's apparent that back area was allowed to grow like that to supplement the fence for privacy. Clearing it would definitely give you a nice area for gardening but then there's that privacy thing again. The yard does look soothing in summer though. Sorry but I already placed a couple lounge chairs and a table with a nice cold drink on it under your trees. LOL

jwr6404, LMAO! I was walking back home from the beach with my dog and my cell phone showed May 31st. I said wait a minute, I put June 1st on the pictures this morning. LOL

That's ok, I yelled at them and told them to grow twice as fast to make up for that lost day. lol

brazosvalleygardener, thanks. I'm thinking of raising the branches (cutting off low ones) but it's not the same look. I'm in an area where everyone keeps their trees. I hate to be the one people point at and say "this guy thinks he's in Florida". lol

raisemybeds,, you're probably right that I will remove 1 at least in the future. I will make sure to remember about the Gardeners Delight feedback.

jenny_in_se_pa, yeap, that's the other issue..I want to keep that privacy. While you're sitting there, draw me up some other ideas. :)

Naturalstuff - you could try a row of bridal wreath spirea there. It can get tall and upright before the long branches weep over in a spray of white (in May) and the branches and leaves are dense enough for privacy. That spot really looks great for veggies and I would create something there too! These were my mom's spireas a couple years ago:

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She keeps them tied around the middle and thins/prunes them when they are done blooming to keep them out of the way. These are tied to her chain link fence but they can stand upright too. My little sister has a transplant from my mother along her fence - the tall narrow shrub to the right of the aucuba (although she has re-done her yard again so it may have moved...lol):

The nice thing about them is that they grow faster, taller, and narrower than the regular japanese spirea that sortof sprawls, and a row can provide some pretty dense twiggy privacy growth with the bonus of some pretty blooms in late spring. It can also provide some privacy in winter (thanks to the twiggy-ness of the shrub). They can be headed back as needed after bloom and would probably do well in that exposure. This would be a cheaper solution to adding more fence right now since you are planning on working on the house initially. The same sister had a similar situation as you are about to embark on and she has spent the past 5 years working on her house and property (originally owned by an 80+ old horticulturalist who had died and the man's grandson sortof babysat the property but it was generally neglected for awhile). She and her hubby spent alot on the fence and a deck but it was needed as she very closely borders 3 other properties and the only "fence" was 3 massive American holly trees along the back that she removed. The yard is like day and night now, going from all shade with alot of specimen plants amongst the weeds, to mostly sun (and she had to create shade for some of the man's shade plants that she recovered). Alot of work (and work still in-progress) but it looks gorgeous now and she is happily growing her 7 tomato plants (4 of which I started from seed for her...LOL)!

N-Stuff! Good to see Your Pics again!!!! Was a wonderin what Ya were doin with that new plot and all....Man your maters look Great!

Nice Photos, and Excellent Gardenen To Ya!!!.....ps...
How is your camera date set for June 1....? :)

blanesgarden, lol I should have blamed the camera. ooops. That was me actually imputting the June 1 text into the picture. lmao! Oh well. I'll never know the difference in the future. :) Thanks for the compliments.

Your welcome brother.....well see mor later...GG