In Neill's Garden: Part I, John and I assessed Neill's corner lot, developed a hardscape to support a combination of pots by the entrance and selected some plants for a softscape.
John and I returned to start the hardscape and plant our selections for the softscape. First we dug around the entrance to lay the hardscape. We had to remove the maple growing to the left of the entrance. At the time we weren't sure if the nandina bamboo to the right would be removed. We laid rope out on our previous visit to mark the edge of the hardscape with outlines representing a few flagstones.
John and I returned to start the hardscape and plant our selections for the softscape. First we dug around the entrance to lay the hardscape. We had to remove the maple growing to the left of the entrance. At the time we weren't sure if the nandina bamboo to the right would be removed. We laid rope out on our previous visit to mark the edge of the hardscape with outlines representing a few flagstones.
We removed the maple by
first digging around the root base. Then cut back the limbs to pull it out
of the ground.
Next we dug down about four inches where the hardscape
materials would lie. Since we wouldn’t complete it this day we taped off around the holes to warn others of the uneven terrain.
We started work on the
softscape with the fatsia, aucuba and yew we had picked out previously.
Japanese Plum Yew - Cephalotaxus H. 'Fastigiata'
Aucuba J. 'Rozannie'
Aucuba and Fatsia Japonica
We dug holes for each
plant, which measured twice the size of the pots. We added potting soil to add fertilizer and mixed it with the old soil.
Then added water to settle the dirt to prevent the plants from sinking deeper into the ground.
The softscape starts to
come to life. You can see the foliage on each plant adds differing textures and form.
Join us next time when we
install the hardscape.
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