I love the colour of Japanese maples. I've heard they don't like frost though, so we haven't used them in our garden.
We've planted a few robinias. They grow super fast and have been indestructable (so far). Also, a weeping mulberry tree. I like the look of it, and the fruit's really sweet.
You need some Mexicans for yard work ...
My man Sanchez is a lazy bastard but with a good kicking
he does a good job
Robinias might be too big for the front garden, it's only about 3 metres wide, and I don't want something eating my drains. Would be nice out the back though.
Fruit trees are always good to attract birds and the good insects.
We have a Japanese Maple in our front yard and I love it!! Very pretty, especially in the fall. It lasted our ice storm last year, so I would say they are quite hardy.
♥ Listen, touch, and look around in the air and on the ground. If you watch all nature's things, you might just see a fairy's wings. ♥
Do the Japanese Maples leave lots of leaves to be raked? Yes, you have to think of drains and septic systems when it comes to trees.
I've got some lilac "trees" next to the house, and the scent is beautiful in the spring.
Can't I just let the wind blow the fallen leaves away, or the worms can eat them?
The grass will need cutting anyway, so they'll get scooped up that way I guess.
DB, you're a disgrace. But you knew that already.
we have a Japanese maple but there are several varieties, ours is not very tall but very cool. Check out a Korean spice ours is 3 years old and about 3 foot tall they don’t seem to grow very fast and are very fragrant.
DB is actually a 47 year old blonde female lawyer called Pam in real life. Sorry to burst your bubble.
Hey Nicola I'm a horticulturalist/landscape designer what hardiness zone and area are you in? Think about what the tree will look like in the winter. Magnolias have great seed pods and flowers buds for winter interest instead of just bear branches and go great wtih jap maples. Also most jap maples grow SLOW and magnolias will grow much faster but come in varieties that stay smaller. Also mix in some evergreens and flowering shrubs. Be happy to help you with a design if you like just mail me. my pics are to big for this board I can email you some.
Bunny12
Bunny Rabbits cute and fuzzy they want to love you but they have razor sharp teeth - don't piss them off! Thanks Bunny12. I live in Australia, an hour or so South of Sydney, about 5 minutes drive to the beach, so it never gets really really cold here.
What I am looking for are some attractive trees to plant out the front, which are preferably fast growing, and don't need lopping - ones that grow to around 20 feet at most would be ideal. Evergreens would be better as I am primarily after more privacy at the front of the house. I'd love to plant cherry blossoms, but for 11.5 months a year they look like sticks LOL.
