That is a nice yard and great progress.

My neighbor planted arborvitae on his side of my fence and took them all out within 3 years! I guess I am needing a fence that can stand up better to wind.

Glad you are back too, b2alicia.

Steve

Thank you Steve!

I'm not sure why some of them prospered and others did not. I'm guessing they all had similar water needs, they all had good protection from the north winds. So it's a bit of a mystery.

This time, I have nice roomy beds with good compost, and MYCORRHIZAE. (that's the word I was looking for.)

Also, I handpicked every little piece of grass and weed and bindweed that I could find, before I put the soil back in around the
root ball.

Of course, by the time they are big enough to really provide some wind shield to my back porch, I hope I am still living in the house! :)

All done.

Tidied up, weeded, and watered. Wishing good sturdy growth, and trying to picture them big and tall, and touching each other!.

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And blocking some of the blizzards from slamming against my back porch.

(View of porch from inside breakfast room)

Ooh, new baby needles on Mugo pine.

photo taken on 5/21/13

photo taken today 5/31/13

Happy trees! (plus Percy's tail)

This is fun. It's five weeks since the last photo. The blue spruce is bigger. The juniper is just above the fence. The new Vanderwolf pine down in front by Percy's tail has longer needles.