Hello all,

I'm looking for some feedback on setting up the back/front
yard. Since I
have just arrived in my new home, I have to start again. I
have a fair
amount of space both in the back and in the front. I have
shady spots and
sunny spots. Sheltered and not, etc... I cannot, however,
just take over
the entire garden, as my fiancée might take ombrage ;-)
Besides, at this
point, I don't have the trees for it.

What I'd like to know, is how have you setup your trees? What
works for
you? What doesn't work? If you had to start from scratch,
what would be
the one or two most important thing to consider? Also, what
zone/area are
you in (I suspect it might make a difference in set up).

And if you're up to it, a couple photos of your setup on our
gallery would
be very cool indeed :-)


Kevin's advice was on the mark. It will take you a while to get
so many trees that you need many tables.

Another consideration: watering. How are you going to do it?
If by hand with a watering can, water gets heavy if you lug it
around. I have a "Dripworks" system that does my bonsai tables,
platforms and shade (Oriental) garden. (I keep my trees in a
pretty shady spot because our sun gets so danged intense in the
summer.) The simplest watering scheme is a hose and sprinkler
and that's fairly portable.

You, of course, have the wheelchair to consider, so I'd guess
you'd want the trees concentrated in one or two accessible
locations, rather than scattered around the garden -- which often
is the most attractive way of doing it. This might mean tiered
tables, with the highest tier at just below head level (for you
in a chair). Of course the size of your (planned) trees also
will play a role.

Enjoy the planning.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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