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| As is typical on a Sunday morning, I like to take a morning stroll about the grounds with a cup of coffee and plan my strategy for the day. This particular morning the light was simply amazing and made the fall colors just pop. Enjoy the tour.
~Dave
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- Posted by severnside UKsouthwest9 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 19:32
| Wonderful! Pic #1 what's the green plant just to the left of mid centre? |
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- Posted by Glaciers-End 8WA (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 19:59
| Hello, Mr Severnside. Pic #1: Hebe McKeanii |
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- Posted by ricksample 6 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 20:34
| Wow after a pretty boring summer on the forums with very few pics taken/posted because of the drought, then you post these! Simply amazing! There is nothing better than walking around the garden on a foggy morning with a cup of coffee. All of mine are small (1-3' tall), but I still walking around every Saturday/Sunday morning with coffee especially when it's foggy/cooler. I can only imagine what it will be like 10-15 years from now. |
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- Posted by Glaciers-End 8WA (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 20:58
| this in all in spite of rather droughty conditions. We have not had measurable precipitation since July 13th and nothing on the 10-day forcast. Good thing that confers are generally drought tolerant and I've been very diligent with the hose on the new stuff. ~Dave |
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- Posted by wisconsitom 4/5 WI (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 21:29
| Wondrous. I'm always amazed at the number of people that never seem to notice how great stuff looks in less than full blazing sunlight. Obviously, you're not one of them. +oM |
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- Posted by gardener365 IL 5/6 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 22:12
| A few pics jumped out at me, however, the larix batman cave is indeed special. Let me guess the pine cone. flexilis? (or from somewhere northern rockies to Mexico). I like the red house pic with the shrubs in front. That was probably my favorite pic...likely because I grew up in a house that same color. And, I can't believe it's fall there. Nothing here yet. Dax |
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- Posted by Glaciers-End 8WA (My Page) on Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 22:27
| Hi Dax. Correct! Pinus flexilis. I got this one from Larry Stanley with the cultivar name 'Glauca Reflexa.' Name seems suspicious to me. A little help from Edwin, perhaps. |
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- Posted by coniferjoy 10 (info@edwinsmitsconifers.com) on Tue, Sep 18, 12 at 1:26
| Dave, I'm not a species specialist, we've two others here that are very good at this subject. May be they can help us with the cone you're showing us. But I think that it's formerly name was Pinus flexilis var. reflexa 'Glauca' Now the Pinus reflexa is a species of it's own and should the name be Pinus reflexa 'Glauca'... Also thanks for the other pics, I only saw it in winter time with my own eyes when Henk and I visited you. |
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| Lovely gardens for a foggy morning. You have such a wonderful combination of plants and the colors really do pop out at you. Can't believe the leaf drop. I would have thought yours would have been after ours. Cher |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 18, 12 at 7:28
| As is typical on a Sunday morning ==>>> there is nothing typical about that garden ... superlative ... ken ps: can anyone recall the name of the post where he showed the building process.. i wonder if the pix are still there??? |
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| Completely fantastic. Thanks for the tour! |
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- Posted by severnside UKsouthwest9 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 18, 12 at 13:29
| Pic #7: (I believe you're referring to Pic #8) Abies alba 'Schwarzwald' indeed. Looking great after the deer incindent, no lasting damage. Mine are coming along well but need to fully foliage over on the top which may take 2 or three further tiers. |
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| Wonderful garden! Good rock work too! I'm only an hour away and hope to see your garden some day in person. Cher, the leaves appear to have come from Arbutus menziesii. They normally shed during the summer, beginning in June. It's nature's way of dealing with our dry summers. AKA Madrona, a broadleaf evergreen tree with peeling, reddish bark. We have several weeks before we see the real Fall. Mike |
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| Is that Sciadopitys verticillata 'Sternschunppe' in photo 10 |
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- Posted by Glaciers-End 8WA (My Page) on Tue, Sep 18, 12 at 16:55
| good eye, Mr Yew. That is Sciadopitys verticillata 'Sternsnuppe' tucked into the back corner of pic #10. I could swear that I did a photo montage some time ago of the evolution of this place, but I couldn't find it. Below is a link to a Facebook album that all of you should be able to view. ~Dave |
Here is a link that might be useful: a brief history of Glacier's End Arboretum
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- Posted by Fiddlegal08 8 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 18, 12 at 17:59
| Thanks for the Facebook link, Dave! That was one amazing tour! You guys and your rocks! I wish I had muscles! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 18, 12 at 18:16
| yeah .... those are the pix.. thx ken |
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| Dave, Thanks for including the facebook link. I took in each foto at a time and just marveled at the depth of your undertaking. Youve obviously done an amazing job to have a one of a kind awesome place. Thanks AL |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 23, 12 at 9:40
| see alex ...' these are rocks that are not portable ...lol ... well for the most part ... at least to us non-super human peeps .. ken |
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| Dave your gardens sure look great. |
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| Glacier's end to me says terminal moraine. It must be the geology training I had in school. Actually the last glacier extended as far as Tenino, just south of you. Mike |
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- Posted by Glaciers-End 8WA (My Page) on Sun, Sep 23, 12 at 17:55
| Hi Mike, T9O is about 20 miles south of me. Trust me when I say that the bulk of the glacier had to have melted right in my back yard. There's a lot of rocks and gravel in this plateau I live on. LOL |
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