Beautiful plants as always. I see you like Ice Breaker. Mines in the 5 1 1 mix in part shade. I'm too afraid to plant it in the ground. What kind of Japanese Maple is that in photo 3?

@Stuart

It is 'Aratama'

http://nurseryguide.com/find_plants/acer_palmatum_aratama

And here how it looks like in the Spring

And for 'Ice Breaker', in my humble opinion, it looks best in pot. I have few in the ground but they do not look good at all....Don't know why...but they don't look right in the ground. Something is not right :-).

Everything looks great. What is the spire like green one behind the icebreaker in the last two pictures? Thanks

@Jacob.

it is Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Spiralis' . Very slow growth from Iseli. It takes years to reach 4ft height.

http://www.iselinursery.com/colorful-conifers/chamaecyparis-false-cypress/chamaecyparis-obtusa-spiralis/

Amazing! Thanks for sharing.

I can't tell you how much I appreciate and enjoy these posts. It all looks so good.

I was inspired by how great your outdoor lighting looked in one of your older posts so I just now started adding a few upward facing spot lights for some weepers and maples. What a great way to continue the obsession and add a dramatic look to the night. Looks especially cool with a backdrop of fireflies.

Thanks for the continued inspiration. Can't wait to see your new additions.

@Garen,

Agreed. The garden lights do make your garden more beautiful at night. but I do not have fireflies around :-).

Care to share some pictures of your garden at night?

Thanks

J.N

Well, I only have three solar lights at the moment that I was trying out so it's not very photo worthy yet. I like the effect so I'm definitely planning on picking up many more.