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Butterfly Garden

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English Garden

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Patio

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Foundation Planting

Hedge

Mass Planting

Screen/Privacy

Small groups

Small Tree

Specimen

Understory Tree

Attracts

Bees

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Hummingbirds

Moths

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Predatory Insects

Reptiles

Small Mammals

Songbirds

Specialized Bees

Resistance To Challenges

Erosion

Foot Traffic

Patio Room

Patio Room

Spring

Patio Room Garden age: 10 years Kathy SILL CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Japanese Maple Cultivars Acer palmatum
Cephalotaxus harringtonia Anglo-Japanese Yew English Yew Japanese Plum Yew Growth habit
Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cedar Japanese Cryptomeria Form
Picea glauca 'Conica' Dwarf Alberta Spruce Dwarf Alberta White Spruce Dwarf White Spruce Form
Picea pungens Blue Spruce Colorado Spruce Form
Pinus mugo 'Compacta' Dwarf Mugo Pine
Prunus mume Japanese Apricot Japanese Flowering Apricot Japanese Flowering Plum Prunus mume
Description

This Davidson Co patio was installed about 10 yrs ago. The new patio felt very exposed so the homeowner used a number of trees and shrubs to give the patio a cozy room feeling. The winter blooming apricot trees provide a lovely canopy while a weeping Japanese maple along with a combination of dwarf conifers and kaleidoscope abelia provide the “walls”.

This well landscaped patio provides a wonderful private outdoor dining room. A view of the lake can be enjoyed along with bird song and gentle breezes while dining with friends.

Patio Room

Spring

Patio Room Garden age: 10 years Kathy SILL CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Japanese Maple Cultivars Acer palmatum
Cephalotaxus harringtonia Anglo-Japanese Yew English Yew Japanese Plum Yew Growth habit
Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cedar Japanese Cryptomeria Form
Picea glauca 'Conica' Dwarf Alberta Spruce Dwarf Alberta White Spruce Dwarf White Spruce Form
Picea pungens Blue Spruce Colorado Spruce Form
Pinus mugo 'Compacta' Dwarf Mugo Pine
Prunus mume Japanese Apricot Japanese Flowering Apricot Japanese Flowering Plum Prunus mume
Patio Room

Spring

Patio Room Garden age: 10 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum var. dissectum Japanese Laceleaf Maple Laceleaf Japanese Maple Spiderleaf Maple Acer palmatum var. dissectum
Linnaea x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope' PP #16988 Kaleidoscope Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' flowers and leaves in the summer in Moore
Picea glauca 'Conica' Dwarf Alberta Spruce Dwarf Alberta White Spruce Dwarf White Spruce Form
Picea pungens 'Compacta' Dwarf Spruce Picea Pungens "Compacta"
Pinus mugo Mugho Pine Mugo Pine Swiss Mountain Pine Pinus mugo
Good late fall color & texture

Fall

Good late fall color & texture Garden age: 10 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Patio is still inviting in late fall

Fall

Patio is still inviting in late fall Garden age: 10 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Patio Room

Spring

Patio Room Garden age: 10 years Kathy SILL CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum Japanese Maple Japanese Maple Cultivars Acer palmatum
Cephalotaxus harringtonia Anglo-Japanese Yew English Yew Japanese Plum Yew Growth habit
Cryptomeria japonica Japanese Cedar Japanese Cryptomeria Form
Picea glauca 'Conica' Dwarf Alberta Spruce Dwarf Alberta White Spruce Dwarf White Spruce Form
Picea pungens Blue Spruce Colorado Spruce Form
Pinus mugo 'Compacta' Dwarf Mugo Pine
Prunus mume Japanese Apricot Japanese Flowering Apricot Japanese Flowering Plum Prunus mume
Patio Room

Spring

Patio Room Garden age: 10 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Acer palmatum var. dissectum Japanese Laceleaf Maple Laceleaf Japanese Maple Spiderleaf Maple Acer palmatum var. dissectum
Linnaea x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope' PP #16988 Kaleidoscope Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' flowers and leaves in the summer in Moore
Picea glauca 'Conica' Dwarf Alberta Spruce Dwarf Alberta White Spruce Dwarf White Spruce Form
Picea pungens 'Compacta' Dwarf Spruce Picea Pungens "Compacta"
Pinus mugo Mugho Pine Mugo Pine Swiss Mountain Pine Pinus mugo
Good late fall color & texture

Fall

Good late fall color & texture Garden age: 10 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Patio is still inviting in late fall

Fall

Patio is still inviting in late fall Garden age: 10 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0