Exterior before and afters
When we moved in the yard looked like an abandoned property
Seriously like a bomb went off .....but not any more!
The yard will always be a challenge with the dogs
But is coming along nicely ....below is view from kitchen window
Before After
Pet Cemetery...
We brought Lola, Casey, Newman, and Steve's cremains with us from Florida.
Hopefully we will not have another addition for a long while, but it is developing into a gorgeous place to sit.
To all who pass by on this path......
If perchance you notice this tomb,
I beg you not to laugh that it is
the grave of a dog.
I was wept for,
and the dust was mounded up
by the hands of my master,
who also inscribed this message
on my gravestone.
-Old Greek Epitaph
If perchance you notice this tomb,
I beg you not to laugh that it is
the grave of a dog.
I was wept for,
and the dust was mounded up
by the hands of my master,
who also inscribed this message
on my gravestone.
-Old Greek Epitaph
Utility Zone...
Billy is a lumberjack!! And it heats the whole house easily
Plant list
6/20/11 - 321 plants added since we moved in
As all the new plants are either behind cages or too small to see clearly,
here's a list of what we have put in so far (in addition to the existing red
and white oaks, hickories, and Cornus florida Dogwoods:
Rhododendrons;
4 R. (azalea) yedoense var. poukhanense 'Pink Discovery'
3 R. (azalea) Arneson's Ruby
3 Rhododendron prinophyllum
3 Rhododendron canescens
1 Rhododendron 'Capistrano'
3 Rhododendron 'Delp's Dream'
1 Rhododendron 'Dexter's Giant Red'
3 R. (azalea) 'Mandarin Lights'
1 Rhododendron 'Parker's Pink'
1 Rhododendron 'Lee's Purple'
1 Rhododendron 'PJM Elite'
3 R. (azalea) 'Jennifer'
1 R. (azalea)'Gumpo White'
Conifers;
1 Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Fernspray Gold'
2 Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'
1 Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' - aka 'Kaizuka'
4 Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point'
7 Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii 'Henry'
3 Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'
14 Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Rug'
5 Juniperus scopulorum 'Witchita Blue'
5 Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan'
3 Juniperus squamata 'Holger'
2 Juniperus virginiana
3 Picea glauca 'Conica'
3 Thuja occidentalis 'Little Teddy'
3 Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii'
3 Thuja occidentalis ''Tom Thumb'
3 Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot's Spire'
1 Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green' Smaragd
1 Thuja orientalis 'Nana'
1 Thuja orientalis 'Blue Cone'
1 Thuja orientalis 'Berckman's Gold'
Hydrangeas;
1 Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dooley'
1 Hydrangea macrophylla 'Penny Mac'
1 Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever & Ever® Double Pink'
1 Hydrangea paniculata The Swan™ 'Barbara'
1 Hydrangea paniculata Quick Fire™ 'Bulk'
5 Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lamb'
1 Hydrangea paniculata Pinky Winky
5 Hydrangea paniculata Limelight™ 'Zwijenburg'
1 Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'
Japanese Maples;
1 Acer shirawanum 'Aureum' Full Moon
2 Acer palmatum 'Shaina'
2 Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'
1 Acer palmatum 'Nigrum'
1 Acer palmatum 'Oridono nishiki'
Viburnums;
1 Viburnum 'Fugitive' (japonicum X dilatatum)
3 Viburnum opulus 'Park Harvest'
3 Viburnum trilobum Redwing® Viburnum 'J.N. Select'
1 Viburnum dentatum 'Blue Muffin'
Lilacs;
1 Syringa x chinensis 'Lilac Sun'
3 Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
Roses;
3 Rosa 'Blush Noisette' aka 'Clarinda's Rose'
3 Rosa 'Graham Thomas'
3 Rosa 'Iceberg'
Hemerocallis (Daylily);
1 Bela Lugosi
1 Bertie Ferris
1 Black Stocking
1 Joan Senior
6 Jolyene Nichole
1 Masquerade
6 Miss Amelia
3 Mauna Loa
6 Olin Criswell
3 Savannah Moon
3 Viracocha
Assorted trees & shrubs;
3 Amelanchier canadensis
4 Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'
3 Buxus microphylla japonica 'Green Beauty'
1 Buxus microphylla japonica 'Green Mountain'
1 Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
5 Cercis canadensis
3 Clethra alnifolia
1 Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
1 Cotinus coggygria
1 Cornus florida rubra
2 Cornus kousa
2 Eunonymous compacta
1 Hamamelis 'Rochester'
1 Hibiscus syriacus
3 Ilex x meserveae Blue Princess
2 Ilex x meserveae Blue Prince
1 Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Cherry Hill'
1 Malus 'Robinson'
3 Physocarpus opulifolius
4 Pieris japonica 'Shojo'
1 Prunus cisterna
1 Salix discolor
3 Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki'
1 Sambuca nigra 'Black Lace' 'Eva' ppaf)
5 Spiraea japonica 'Goldmound'
Assorted groundcovers and perennials;
Forest ferns
3 Helleborus x hybridus
3 Helleborus orientalis 'Metallic Blue Lady'
3 Heuchera 'Obsidian'
8 Impatiens
25 Liriope 'Royal Purple'
6 Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly Grass
12 Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
12 Pachysandra
48 Phlox sublata 'Emerald Pink'
3 Peony 'Sarah Bernhardt'
3 Wegelia 'My Monet'
And our new Tropi-corner, most of which winters indoors under lights;
Rhapidophyllus hystrix Needle Palm
Brugmansia x insignis 'Pink'
Neoregelia 'Puppy Love'
Neoregelia 'Fireball'
Alcantarea imperialis 'Purple'
Musa basjoo Banana
Cordyline 'Red Sisters'
Staghorn Platycerium bifurcatum
Cestrum nocturnum Night Blooming Jasmine
Beaucarnea recurvata Pony Tail Tree
Davallia fejeensis Rabbits Foot Fern
Orchids-
Encyclia cordigera
Encyclia tampensis
Schomburgkia brysiana
Phalenopsis NOIDS
Oncidium 'Sharry Baby'
Howeara 'Lava Burst'
Vandas NOIDS
Brassavola nodosa 'David Sanders'
B. nodosa
B. nodosa 'Little Stars'
Ctna. 'Why Not'
Ascda. 'SuFun Beauty'
Ascda. 'John de Biase'
Rhipsalis rhombea
R. cereoides
R. ramulosa (Red Mistletoe Cactus)
R. houlletianna
R. boliviana
R. rauhiorum
R. paradoxa
R. sulcata
As all the new plants are either behind cages or too small to see clearly,
here's a list of what we have put in so far (in addition to the existing red
and white oaks, hickories, and Cornus florida Dogwoods:
Rhododendrons;
4 R. (azalea) yedoense var. poukhanense 'Pink Discovery'
3 R. (azalea) Arneson's Ruby
3 Rhododendron prinophyllum
3 Rhododendron canescens
1 Rhododendron 'Capistrano'
3 Rhododendron 'Delp's Dream'
1 Rhododendron 'Dexter's Giant Red'
3 R. (azalea) 'Mandarin Lights'
1 Rhododendron 'Parker's Pink'
1 Rhododendron 'Lee's Purple'
1 Rhododendron 'PJM Elite'
3 R. (azalea) 'Jennifer'
1 R. (azalea)'Gumpo White'
Conifers;
1 Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Fernspray Gold'
2 Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea'
1 Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' - aka 'Kaizuka'
4 Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point'
7 Juniperus chinensis var. sargentii 'Henry'
3 Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold'
14 Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Rug'
5 Juniperus scopulorum 'Witchita Blue'
5 Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan'
3 Juniperus squamata 'Holger'
2 Juniperus virginiana
3 Picea glauca 'Conica'
3 Thuja occidentalis 'Little Teddy'
3 Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii'
3 Thuja occidentalis ''Tom Thumb'
3 Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot's Spire'
1 Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green' Smaragd
1 Thuja orientalis 'Nana'
1 Thuja orientalis 'Blue Cone'
1 Thuja orientalis 'Berckman's Gold'
Hydrangeas;
1 Hydrangea macrophylla 'Dooley'
1 Hydrangea macrophylla 'Penny Mac'
1 Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever & Ever® Double Pink'
1 Hydrangea paniculata The Swan™ 'Barbara'
1 Hydrangea paniculata Quick Fire™ 'Bulk'
5 Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lamb'
1 Hydrangea paniculata Pinky Winky
5 Hydrangea paniculata Limelight™ 'Zwijenburg'
1 Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'
Japanese Maples;
1 Acer shirawanum 'Aureum' Full Moon
2 Acer palmatum 'Shaina'
2 Acer palmatum 'Crimson Queen'
1 Acer palmatum 'Nigrum'
1 Acer palmatum 'Oridono nishiki'
Viburnums;
1 Viburnum 'Fugitive' (japonicum X dilatatum)
3 Viburnum opulus 'Park Harvest'
3 Viburnum trilobum Redwing® Viburnum 'J.N. Select'
1 Viburnum dentatum 'Blue Muffin'
Lilacs;
1 Syringa x chinensis 'Lilac Sun'
3 Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
Roses;
3 Rosa 'Blush Noisette' aka 'Clarinda's Rose'
3 Rosa 'Graham Thomas'
3 Rosa 'Iceberg'
Hemerocallis (Daylily);
1 Bela Lugosi
1 Bertie Ferris
1 Black Stocking
1 Joan Senior
6 Jolyene Nichole
1 Masquerade
6 Miss Amelia
3 Mauna Loa
6 Olin Criswell
3 Savannah Moon
3 Viracocha
Assorted trees & shrubs;
3 Amelanchier canadensis
4 Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'
3 Buxus microphylla japonica 'Green Beauty'
1 Buxus microphylla japonica 'Green Mountain'
1 Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
5 Cercis canadensis
3 Clethra alnifolia
1 Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
1 Cotinus coggygria
1 Cornus florida rubra
2 Cornus kousa
2 Eunonymous compacta
1 Hamamelis 'Rochester'
1 Hibiscus syriacus
3 Ilex x meserveae Blue Princess
2 Ilex x meserveae Blue Prince
1 Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Cherry Hill'
1 Malus 'Robinson'
3 Physocarpus opulifolius
4 Pieris japonica 'Shojo'
1 Prunus cisterna
1 Salix discolor
3 Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki'
1 Sambuca nigra 'Black Lace' 'Eva' ppaf)
5 Spiraea japonica 'Goldmound'
Assorted groundcovers and perennials;
Forest ferns
3 Helleborus x hybridus
3 Helleborus orientalis 'Metallic Blue Lady'
3 Heuchera 'Obsidian'
8 Impatiens
25 Liriope 'Royal Purple'
6 Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly Grass
12 Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
12 Pachysandra
48 Phlox sublata 'Emerald Pink'
3 Peony 'Sarah Bernhardt'
3 Wegelia 'My Monet'
And our new Tropi-corner, most of which winters indoors under lights;
Rhapidophyllus hystrix Needle Palm
Brugmansia x insignis 'Pink'
Neoregelia 'Puppy Love'
Neoregelia 'Fireball'
Alcantarea imperialis 'Purple'
Musa basjoo Banana
Cordyline 'Red Sisters'
Staghorn Platycerium bifurcatum
Cestrum nocturnum Night Blooming Jasmine
Beaucarnea recurvata Pony Tail Tree
Davallia fejeensis Rabbits Foot Fern
Orchids-
Encyclia cordigera
Encyclia tampensis
Schomburgkia brysiana
Phalenopsis NOIDS
Oncidium 'Sharry Baby'
Howeara 'Lava Burst'
Vandas NOIDS
Brassavola nodosa 'David Sanders'
B. nodosa
B. nodosa 'Little Stars'
Ctna. 'Why Not'
Ascda. 'SuFun Beauty'
Ascda. 'John de Biase'
Rhipsalis rhombea
R. cereoides
R. ramulosa (Red Mistletoe Cactus)
R. houlletianna
R. boliviana
R. rauhiorum
R. paradoxa
R. sulcata