We’ve never owned a house where the trees are in the right place. Whether it was an oversized cherry that took out the neighbor’s car in a thunderstorm in our first semi-detached city home, or the scorched-earth landscape that surrounded our newly-built monstrosity in Chester County, Pennsylvania, there were either no trees to block ugly views, too few trees, several trees blocking nice views, or giant trees menacing house and home. Willow Greens Farm is no exception.
Great post! The serviceberries will look so pretty with their delicate white flowers. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with oaks as they are the last to shed their leaves, so our neighbour's oak on the neighbour's property covers our yard and garden with its big leaves after we've done the autumn clean-up. But these are a much smaller property owner's problem. Your oaks will have room to be magnificent. I am exceedingly fond of Norway spruces too. Well done, all of it. And good for you for removing that dangerous pear! I had an arborist & co., come in last autumn to clean up a dangerous swath of trees between our property and the neighbours; one not particularly healthy maple would slap its large branches on our roof during storms! I grinned at you patting your back because I did the same all winter. Trees, like gardens, need tending!
Thank you Tui! We've dealt with the ones most likely to cause a disaster, but of course there are still some we're keeping an eye on so we can tend to them if necessary. But meanwhile we love having mature trees around and so do the birds.
Very enjoyable post to read. The trees are beautiful, and so green. Your water solution was easy to understand, and cost effective. Living in drought-stricken SoCal, water is uppermost on our minds; the color green is gradually diminishing as summer progresses.
Thanks Jan. We're trying to be mindful about water use, and being able to take advantage of the spring was a real boon. I'm afraid we all should keep water uppermost in our minds.
Great post! The serviceberries will look so pretty with their delicate white flowers. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with oaks as they are the last to shed their leaves, so our neighbour's oak on the neighbour's property covers our yard and garden with its big leaves after we've done the autumn clean-up. But these are a much smaller property owner's problem. Your oaks will have room to be magnificent. I am exceedingly fond of Norway spruces too. Well done, all of it. And good for you for removing that dangerous pear! I had an arborist & co., come in last autumn to clean up a dangerous swath of trees between our property and the neighbours; one not particularly healthy maple would slap its large branches on our roof during storms! I grinned at you patting your back because I did the same all winter. Trees, like gardens, need tending!
Thank you Tui! We've dealt with the ones most likely to cause a disaster, but of course there are still some we're keeping an eye on so we can tend to them if necessary. But meanwhile we love having mature trees around and so do the birds.
Very enjoyable post to read. The trees are beautiful, and so green. Your water solution was easy to understand, and cost effective. Living in drought-stricken SoCal, water is uppermost on our minds; the color green is gradually diminishing as summer progresses.
Thanks Jan. We're trying to be mindful about water use, and being able to take advantage of the spring was a real boon. I'm afraid we all should keep water uppermost in our minds.
I have tree envy - also a small lot.
Ha! Well, I guess on a positive note that does keep things manageable!