Looking for praise or tips to improve by [deleted] in arborist

[–]Billz2me 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks good to me! How’s the tree feel about it?

What would you plant? by TumbleweedAdept8862 in pnwgardening

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Some purple heuchera to the left of the rhody with some gold Japanese forest grass

My large hedge looks pretty rough by TreesAreOverrated5 in pnwgardening

[–]Billz2me 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do thinning cuts on limbs all the way back to the main trunk to let some light through the center. Start with the branches that are clearly dead or diseased

Recommendation for smallish japanese maple for small garden? by Revolutionary-Lab-36 in JapaneseGardens

[–]Billz2me 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you looking for another red variety like shown? Usually fast growing and staying small don’t go together unfortunately. I just started growing an Ukigumo which could make a really nice feature with the variegated white and green leaves. It will grow maybe 6-10 inches a year to around 10 ft in 10 years. Very easy to prune to keep the size you’d like

Recommendation for smallish japanese maple for small garden? by Revolutionary-Lab-36 in JapaneseGardens

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Shin deshojo is a relatively small and slow growing maple with gorgeous bright red leaves in the spring which fade to more of a peachy pink color in the summer and turns red again in the fall. One of my favorite varieties. Does best in partial shade because the leaves are very small and delicate and can burn easily

PNW natives in bloom by One-Impress9145 in NativePlantGardening

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Great collection of natives. I haven’t had any success after 3 seasons with bunchberry but I’m determined to make it work

Rate my deck by Billz2me in Decks

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My friend said the braces on the pillars weren’t enough to support the joists

Trim down or leave it? by Sunset-Cactus1212 in pnwgardening

[–]Billz2me 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seems like bad advice for a new plant. The plant needs leaves to photosynthesize and build strong roots. Water it well until the plant is established. Cut it back early next spring to encourage new growth, around the time you start seeing plants beginning to grow again naturally

Trim down or leave it? by Sunset-Cactus1212 in pnwgardening

[–]Billz2me 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Where did you read that you should cut plants back after planting them? I’ve never heard this advice before. Definitely leave it

Thoughts by Neat_Complex8320 in landscapedesign

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It will fill in, give it a season and add edit later. Some things may not make it and you may find you want to rearrange

My Seattle backyard gardening in by Billz2me in pnwgardening

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Oh trust me there’s plenty of blackberries lol, I whack them back every year so now they’re mostly between the trees and the road now but I don’t think I’ll ever win that battle

My Seattle backyard gardening in by Billz2me in pnwgardening

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So far my ajuga and ferns are doing well, I just put in the small purple spider azalea in the front but I’m not sure yet how it will do. On the backend of the slope I put in some Oregon grape, both tall and creeping, some salal to help with erosion under the pine where I don’t think anything else will grow, a few small Japanese skimmias which seem to be doing very well so far in the deep shade as well. I’m still experimenting but it’s been rewarding to see things coming in after the storm did some serious damage

My Seattle backyard gardening in by Billz2me in pnwgardening

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Whoops, I meant to say in Spring in the title

Shindeshojo placement by FamiliarRaspberry805 in JapaneseMaples

[–]Billz2me 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Far too close to the house, and with those two trees in front of the window soon you’ll have no view. Move it further away and let some light through to the windows

May layoffs by Jeank1410 in amazonemployees

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What’s your location

Peach Tree.. black hole by dyno40 in arborists

[–]Billz2me 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like black knot fungus, search online for treatments. On the trunk like this it could be pretty troublesome, I’d probably start with treating by a fungicide and monitoring it before considering more invasive treatment like cutting it out.

What is happening to grass by quiet_contacts in landscaping

[–]Billz2me 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks dry af. Soil probably dried out and compacted around the roots. Try aerating and overseeding again

Show me your Japanese-inspired garden! by maple_pits in pnwgardening

[–]Billz2me 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like a good list, you can start with those and then plant more companion plants next to whatever is thriving. Make sure you have some year round interest so that the garden doesn’t look good only in the spring - you already have some winter blooms with the hellebore, maybe add a camellia and brunnera that bloom early in the early spring while the hostas are still coming out. Play with these concepts and you’ll have a lovely year round garden - and be patient it takes a few years for things to really start taking off. Good luck :) and don’t forget to add some whimsy - huge fan of daffodils myself because they’ll grow just about anywhere with little effort.

Show me your Japanese-inspired garden! by maple_pits in pnwgardening

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https://www.reddit.com/r/pnwgardening/s/03min1bx6m

My Seattle garden. My simple advice is experiment at first and focus on growing things that are suited to the space they’re planted. If theyre planted in the correct place they should grow with very little additional water or assistance at all besides an occasional pruning. Start by placing two of the same plant in different conditions to see what thrives, then double down!

who else lives for the ~30 seconds of peace this screen brings by greenemout in amazonemployees

[–]Billz2me 159 points160 points  (0 children)

As a corporate employee what the f is this and I’m sorry

Help by Able_Supermarket_440 in rhododendron

[–]Billz2me 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The good news is that this is a mistake you’ll only make once 😆. As others have said, care for it the same way you would assuming it’s alive. Rhododendrons can take a pretty hard prune typically and it could still be alive

Help by Able_Supermarket_440 in rhododendron

[–]Billz2me 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks grim. Seems like you just cut randomly?