tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post1485867574582061828..comments2024-02-26T02:41:19.933-08:00Comments on The Gardener's Eye: Subtraction in a Maturing GardenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-17554258029060979832014-12-11T08:15:32.644-08:002014-12-11T08:15:32.644-08:00Thanks, Pat. It is such a permanent decision. I am...Thanks, Pat. It is such a permanent decision. I am never fully convinced it was the right thing until sometimes several days later. So far, no regrets on the big decisions in the past. I agree, limbing up can do wonders.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-81534273129695524062014-12-10T14:01:36.073-08:002014-12-10T14:01:36.073-08:00Michael, your before and after photos show better ...Michael, your before and after photos show better than any words can tell the wisdom of your decision to remove the junipers. Clearing away the too-much that can grow up gives a wonderful feeling, doesn't it? I get a little thrill each time I enter our drive and see how much better one area looks with the undergrowth and low branches of the trees removed.pat@siteandinsight.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362106194878068781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-92015705698730322092014-12-02T09:21:01.816-08:002014-12-02T09:21:01.816-08:00Final, for sure, but never without a lot of though...Final, for sure, but never without a lot of thought and consideration. I having been thinking about this subtraction for over a year. I believe in being ruthless,in order to keep the design intention, when necessary. In the end, plants have a life span that is ultimately out of my control if they stay in the garden any way.<br />People, now that is another story! I don't generally get rid of them if they are a pain or get too big; my sons, when they were teenagers, are prime examples!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-66272108864050030902014-12-02T08:05:07.791-08:002014-12-02T08:05:07.791-08:00I know you're right but just getting rid of th...I know you're right but just getting rid of things or people who are a pain or outgrown their space is so drastic and final!Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928188713843255078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-85906956887643960692014-12-02T03:09:12.578-08:002014-12-02T03:09:12.578-08:00I enjoyed the junipers, especially the first few y...I enjoyed the junipers, especially the first few years. It is interesting to hear about snow being the problem with your father's "Skyrocket' junipers.The snow damage here made the decision to remove them easier. If they were in excellent shape, I would have probably kept them which would have not been the right decision in terms of the garden as a whole.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4067804781629732627.post-28256457707895482762014-12-01T18:43:57.126-08:002014-12-01T18:43:57.126-08:00Snow! Much better without the junipers...this reca...Snow! Much better without the junipers...this recalls my helping my late father in Colorado plant skyrocket junipers, and every few years a wet snow dump would ruin them...then they were tied...a pain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com