Flowering trees outside my apartment. These trees are everywhere in this area, they arent crabapple are they? I dont recall seeing fruits last year... ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) Jeff is my moms bf. He has taken over his childhood home (his mom is in a nursing home, which is actually right next door to where I live). His parents were never much for gardening, though his dad used to grow tomatoes. This Yew is one whole shrub There are more, and theyre kind of taking over the house, so he said I can cut em down and pull em up and put in whatever I want Probably shrubs, but ones that will stay a decent size! ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) There is a front door somewhere behind all that green... ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) He has asked me to prune this monster... Im a little overwhelmed by the prospect ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) Cant wait to see what color these daylilies turn out to be. I put in Alyssum and annual Salvia in the front ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) Not sure what this is, it kind of looks like a raspberry or something, but theres no thorns. It has 2 "canes" growing from one point and what appear to be tiny pink flowers. Is it a berry/shrub/weed? ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) You never know what youre going to find, wandering around someones house xD ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) Asiatic lilies and looks like theres one or two orientals in the back. cant wait to see these guys bloom! ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) Anyone know what this is? Its some kind of groundcover, variegated leaves. Id say about 4ft wide and 1 to 2ft high. Dont know if it flowers. ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) Big birdfeeder! Jeff says there used to be lights in it, so hes repairing them (theres another, but it was taken apart) ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) Cute story about Ezzy. My sister Sam fostered cats last year, and Es was one from a few months ago. Not long after Es went back to the Humane Society, Jeff went in looking for a cat, and he saw her, and now she's living with him and his other cat (cant remember its name) Shes a love-bug, adores being petted and scratched. Esmarelda ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden ) Jeffs other cat. Shes not very friendly ( photo / image / picture from TheBip's Garden )
The ground cover looks like "gold tip" euonymous. I don't think it gets really big. Stays fairly managable. Thanks for the pics, they are all great. Just about nothing is in bloom here yet. We are waiting and waiting and waiting....
nice pics....i like the lil Buddha guy, or whoever that is.. i plan on buying lots of little stuff like that for the yard over time. I dig all the concrete animals and things they make like that. Glad kitty got a good home..
The white tree is probably a dogwood. The variegated plant is a euonymus. The monster is a forsythia and it probably has lots of unneeded suckers and deadwood. Jerry
Looks like you're going to be very busy over there. Not only "building" your own garden area... but sprucing up around the entire yard. You're going to have so much fun! Cute story about the cat... guess it was just meant to be in your life :-D Love that bird feeder. Please do show us when the lights are repaired. That one tall plant does look like some sort of berry. Guess time will tell, won't it? Don't be afraid to tackle that pruning job. First I'd make sure what it was and when's the proper time to give it a "hair cut". My aunt has something similar to it, I just cut out the dead branches and then trimmed it up. It's still looking good a year later. Can't wait to see what color lilies will be popping up!
Boy Bip, you are going to be busy for a while! I love those flowering trees ... they are probably Crabapple. Yew's are a nice, low maintenance shrub and I'd be tempted to trim those back hard and see how it looks. I love to prune and that Forsythia looks like a great project! The other shrub is definitely a Euonymous. I love that Buddha too...I hear rubbing his belly is good luck
What fun Bip! Another garden! You're becoming a travelling gardener! I'm a little inclined to agree with Netty on the yews (or maybe "some" of them), if you want some structure and winter interest in the beds. They don't bounce back from a hard pruning very quickly though, so plan for patience and plant some pretty things around them. This is a good time to prune the forsythia! The grass is gorgeous... I'm so excited for you! Both kitty cats are pretty! I'm glad Esmerelda found a home.
