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Mountain Ridge Top Garden - West Lawn and Border

Google Earth image of an aerial view of the property

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Google Earth image of the Western section of the property Garden age: 22 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
Description

The Mountain Ridge Top Garden West Lawn and Border is a residential garden found in the mountainous region of Buncombe County NC.    

Google Earth image of an aerial view of the property

Winter

Google Earth image of the Western section of the property Garden age: 22 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn and driveway (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
Mature white oaks and Acer shirisawanum 'Aureum' full moon maple

Summer

Mature white oaks and Acer shirisawanum 'Aureum' full moon maple Garden age: 22 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer shirasawanum Full Moon Maple Shirasawa Maple Form
Quercus alba American White Oak Eastern White Oak Forked-Leaf White Oak Full Form
West lawn border in the fall.

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West lawn border in the fall. Garden age: 22 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' Fernleaf Full Moon Maple Fernleaf Maple Full Moon Maple Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
Acer palmatum subsp. matsumurae Japanese Laceleaf Maple Laceleaf Japanese Maple Spiderleaf Maple Acer palmatum var. dissectum
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Nellie R. Stevens Holly Nellie Stevens Holly Often Misspelled As "Nelly" Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana
Picea pungens Blue Spruce Colorado Spruce Form
Quercus rubra American Red Oak Eastern Red Oak Mountain Red Oak Full Form
Tsuga canadensis Canada Hemlock Canadian Hemlock Eastern Hemlock Upright growth form of a mature tree.
View Across West Lawn and Border to Blue Ridge Parkway

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View across west lawn and border to Blue Ridge Parkway Garden age: 22 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Ilex cornuta 'Dwarf Burford' Burfordii Compacta Burfordii Nana Dwarf Burford Holly Ilex cornuta 'Dwarf Burford'
Quercus alba American White Oak Eastern White Oak Forked-Leaf White Oak Full Form
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis' -orange leaves

Fall

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis' -orange leaves Garden age: 22 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum subsp. matsumurae Japanese Laceleaf Maple Laceleaf Japanese Maple Spiderleaf Maple Acer palmatum var. dissectum
Quercus rubra American Red Oak Eastern Red Oak Mountain Red Oak Full Form
Google Earth image of an aerial view of the property

Winter

Google Earth image of the Western section of the property Garden age: 22 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn and driveway (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
West Lawn

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West Lawn (January 2014) Garden age: 15 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
Mature white oaks and Acer shirisawanum 'Aureum' full moon maple

Summer

Mature white oaks and Acer shirisawanum 'Aureum' full moon maple Garden age: 22 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer shirasawanum Full Moon Maple Shirasawa Maple Form
Quercus alba American White Oak Eastern White Oak Forked-Leaf White Oak Full Form
West lawn border in the fall.

Fall

West lawn border in the fall. Garden age: 22 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' Fernleaf Full Moon Maple Fernleaf Maple Full Moon Maple Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
Acer palmatum subsp. matsumurae Japanese Laceleaf Maple Laceleaf Japanese Maple Spiderleaf Maple Acer palmatum var. dissectum
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens' Nellie R. Stevens Holly Nellie Stevens Holly Often Misspelled As "Nelly" Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana
Picea pungens Blue Spruce Colorado Spruce Form
Quercus rubra American Red Oak Eastern Red Oak Mountain Red Oak Full Form
Tsuga canadensis Canada Hemlock Canadian Hemlock Eastern Hemlock Upright growth form of a mature tree.
View Across West Lawn and Border to Blue Ridge Parkway

Fall

View across west lawn and border to Blue Ridge Parkway Garden age: 22 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Ilex cornuta 'Dwarf Burford' Burfordii Compacta Burfordii Nana Dwarf Burford Holly Ilex cornuta 'Dwarf Burford'
Quercus alba American White Oak Eastern White Oak Forked-Leaf White Oak Full Form
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis' -orange leaves

Fall

Acer palmatum dissectum 'Viridis' -orange leaves Garden age: 22 years Randy Harter CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum subsp. matsumurae Japanese Laceleaf Maple Laceleaf Japanese Maple Spiderleaf Maple Acer palmatum var. dissectum
Quercus rubra American Red Oak Eastern Red Oak Mountain Red Oak Full Form