Two Interesting Plants Available

I was at the nursery the other morning and some new plants had been shipped-these two varieties caught my eye and would love to use one or both in a design if appropriate. The top two shots are standard tree-form Indian Hawthorne (Raphiolepsis)..the bottom two are some really nice Weeping Pussy Willow starting to bloom.

Phase 1-Ormewood Park

Wrapped up phase 1 of the Ormewood Park job today..have a few before/after photos below. Phase 2 will start in April and will include Meyer Zoysia sod (where you see the weedy lawn in the pics) and a dry laid flagstone patio adjacent to the side steps from the deck.

Ormewood Park Installation in Progress

Made a lot of progress on a sunny Saturday-Nice to have my son, Chris, helping out. He made it a personal challenge to remove the roots of a 50 year old Euonymous..and posed with his trophy;-)

One more furniture photo---

Garden Furniture, etc. for 2009

I have a new vendor for garden/patio furniture, etc. this season. Below are some examples. All made with cedar-I'm excited about this development!

Maturing Design-

This is a house in the Briarcliff/Lakeside area that I drew the design for a couple of years ago. I was just in the neighborhood again very recently and snapped the photo. The owner requested a lot of blooming/deciduous plants so it gets a little quiet in the winter-it should explode with color in another month as the azaleas, viburnums, dogwoods, etc start to bloom-followed by oakleaf hydrangea, gardenias, hostas, wiegelia and other perennials as summer arrives. I will try to make it a point to get back by there as the seasons progress and take some more shots.

Article on Crape Myrtle Pruning and Plants for Sale in Gwinnett County-

from today's Gwinnett Daily Post-

Crape Myrtle Basics and $5 Plants