Plants, Pots, digging in the dirt!

My Mini Garden

I copied this idea from Machias Nursery & love the way it turned out.  The small tree is a "Wilma" Goldcrest Cypress - not a miniature variety, but I can replace it if it grows too large.  I added Irish Moss, "Donna's Miniature Mugo Pine" &  "Jean Iseli Hinoki Cypress"  both only grow 1" per year.  They can be kept small by pruning too..   With the addition of a favorite rock or two, a small "critter" etc. you can enjoy a very nice garden - in miniature!
One of my favorite evergreens are the many varieties of Hinoki Cypress.  They are very slow growing, have interesting shapes & are hardy in our climate.  
(Butch & I made the "Sun Stone" several years ago when we spent the winter in the Greenhouse with a glass saw & made several stones.  (They do not winter well in the open, so most that we gave away a gifts are now gone.)

One of my favorite pots~

Another thing to watch for, at least if you're interested in pots, are the unusual ones.  They can be hard to find & if you do find them -- sometimes pricy.  But if you bring them in during the cold months, they will last forever & look better each year as they "season".  The one above is a favorite.

Almost done~

This hill has a small little weed that seems able to re-seed itself every year...  I have Sedum Angelina started there & have transplanted ferns  & bush blueberries, but decided to gain the upper hand & weed the upper area.  Sprinkled Preen over the soil to hopefully control the weeds returning, then covered the ground with cedar shavings.  Next I have to weed the lower area, carefully pulling the weeds out of the sedum!  I'm adding additional blooming ground cover to eventually choke out what weeds may grown back.  Plan to put some larger rocks there too, when it stops raining!  The Doadar Cedar Aurea variety -- should be a beautiful focal point when it gets a bit larger.  The cedar shavings will darken too.