| Allowing for differences in texture of leaves, fruits and structure, including seasonal color...I've included eighteen permanent plantings, with about sixty-eight trees, shrubs and bushes. At maturity, even if judiciously pruned to maintain natural shapes, it'll be dense. Saskatoon 2 ea.
Hansens' bush cherry 2 ea.
Josta berry 2 ea.
York Elderberry 2 ea.
Huckleberry 2 ea.
Blueberry 2 ea. The bushes and shrubs establish the corners and the entryways. Tree beds, double planted.
Paw-paw 2 ea.
Montmorency cherry 1 ea.
Bing cherry 1 ea.
Meader persimmon 1 ea. in central walkway bed.
Tam-o-pan persimmon 1 ea. central walkway bed.
(Persimmon as 'food of the gods' - see solar cross/celtic cross in design)
Granny Smith apple 1 ea.
Red Delicious apple 1 ea. Persimmons are to be pruned in a semi-vase shape while other fruit trees are to be pruned in a vase shape. Helps to give sculptural definition to the partitioned rooms of the modified 'step garden' and controls the mature height of the tree. There are multiple purposes for this pruning style. Defining the sides of the garden... In one bed, on one side of an entryway, are two varieties of black raspberry: Cumberland (6 ea.) and Triple Crown (7 ea.) with thirteen canes to planted in each bed on both sides of the garden. Other canes include... Blackberries, red raspberries and hybrids, such a Tay and Logan. with thirteen canes in each bed. (The number itself has multiple reasons for being included in this particular design.) In time, current grasses will be replaced with edible ground covers, perhaps Corsican Mint, creeping thyme and creeping savory. I have yet to make a final decision on groundcovers, though. Seven of the (bare root) trees and six of the black raspberries were planted two days ago. The rest will be planted next fall with the permanent plantings to be completed before the spring of 2013. There are just under five hundred square feet of raised beds for veggies. The long bed, at the northe side of the garden is three feet wide and extends for one hundred and ten feet. Seventy fet of that space will include honey berries and goji berries. Eventually, I'll place rhurbab and horseradish among the honey and goji berries. A long bed on the south side of the property, will have two fig trees with kiwis an grapes growing along the fence. In time, smaller herbs and plants will be intermixed withthe permanent platings where space and esthetics permit....rosemary, oregano, dill... (Richters, Horizon Herbs...) This is a list of the major plants. There were many other design elements to consider, including - but not limited to - the maximum use of space. More on that in another post, perhaps...
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