Yard work...

[sir_keith]

This is a Bloodgood Maple that I bought at the Home Depot about 10 years ago. It was just a little thing, but it had a nice multi-trunk habit, and with a bit of training over the years it has turned into quite a pretty tree. To give you a sense of scale, the Juniper hedge behind it is about 7 feet tall.

 

[DMD123]

Went back and looked at some pics

Sept 2021 - I think this was the intense heat year and the Maple was thrashed, wasnt sure if it would survive. Went from a pot into the ground that year.

In 2022, the heat didnt kill it and it looked fuller

2023

now 2024

Much improved over a couple short years!

 

[sir_keith]

Went back and looked at some pics

Sept 2021 - I think this was the intense heat year and the Maple was thrashed, wasnt sure if it would survive. Went from a pot into the ground that year.
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In 2022, the heat didnt kill it and it looked fuller
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2023
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now 2024
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Much improved over a couple short years!

Yes, once they get going they grow pretty fast.

 

[DMD123]

Got this seedling from under my bloodgood. Im wondering if it is from my 'Lileeannes Jewel' variegated maple on the other side of the fence. It is pretty fragile and Im not sure if it will make it but I will grow it out a bit if it lives.

 

[DMD123]

Spent last weekend redoing the front porch. Tons of sanding and then recoating with Cabot Moonlit Mahogany finish.


I need to touch up paint the pillars and replace a few boards on the step that is exposed to the weather.

 

[lloyd378]

Spent last weekend redoing the front porch. Tons of sanding and then recoating with Cabot Moonlit Mahogany finish.
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I need to touch up paint the pillars and replace a few boards on the step that is exposed to the weather.

Looks great

 

[DMD123]

Spent afternoon assembling outdoor bar stools and table we purchased for the patio.

 

[DMD123]

Fall colors, my maple in the front yard

Coral bark in the back yard

Blood good maple acting like its not fall

This thing is blooming... weird

 

[sir_keith]

Some pics from my friend/partner/lady's place today-

 

[sir_keith]

Don't you just love late-bloomers? If you look carefully you might be able to see that this planting is actually composed of three different Camellia plants, each of which is a different color, and blooms at a different time. White comes first, then pink, then red, around Christmas.

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[DMD123]

@sir_keith, Im waiting for your leaf pile pics, lol

Ive been keeping up with mine, a little at a time, so not too bad.

 

[sir_keith]

@sir_keith, Im waiting for your leaf pile pics, lol

Ive been keeping up with mine, a little at a time, so not too bad.

Same here. We took a truckload of leaves away last week; another truckload scheduled for Friday, and that will be most of it. The late-droppers are my Bloodgood Maple and two Parrotias that flank it; they have yet to drop most of their leaves, but they drop on the lawn, so it's an easy clean-up.

 

[DMD123]

Glad I planted this tree where I did. I can look out the window of the kitchen and see the color of the coral bark during the winter.

 

[DMD123]

Windstorm knocked out two sections of fence and one post



I want to replace the bad post and pop the panels back in but the wife wants to replace the whole back fence, lol.

The problem is that the previous people who built the fence, spaced the posts unevenly, didn't do crossbeams in an aesthetically pleasing way, and used 5ft tall boards instead of 6ft. That extra foot to fence height would give a lot more privacy. I think Ive convinced the wife to just do the repair for now...