“Blessed are those who see beautiful things in humble places where others see nothing.” -Camille Pissarro
Welcome! Today we are off to the garden center for supplies and to eye the beautiful Fall plants they have! I just love this time of year! 🍁 Enjoy!
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Hi, I am in zone 10a and have a Little Gem Magnolia that is beautiful, but does drop a good amount of large, thick, easy to pick up leaves. We also have some hopseed-
in full sun they are burgundy-red and messy and more difficult to clean up after than than the Magnolia. I've had 2 hopseed that just fell over in the rain and wind. I felt that the root system must be pretty shallow, but not certain–could have been another problem. I have 3 more that are in mostly shade, mostly green and along a protected fence-line so haven't toppled over just yet. You might consider a podacarpus maki –much like a regular podacarpus but narrower and shorter. I'm very happy with the one I put in about a year ago. I think a pittosporum would be a beautiful, graceful and shimmery addition to your garden. I have a couple that I limbed up in order to have planting space underneath and also have the light come through. I was looking for a small tree or structure for a back corner of my garden that could use some brightening up and finally decided on a Cupressus Mac Lemon Yellow. Oh! And how about a Blue Icee Podacarpus in that backyard bed you are developing? The blue against your new black fence would be striking, but maybe not with blue and white planters…Have fun!I've got 2 purple hopseed trees in my backyard and we love them! They're beautiful as they change color with the seasons and have texture that really catches the eye. They're low to no maintenance, love the sun, no mess and the leaves stay on year round.
I also have a dozen photinia plants and they are super easy and beautiful as well. They have red tips right now.
Both are zone 9 approved and I could see eithed one looking great.
I’m also in 9b and have planted many of the trees you were viewing. As much as I love my purple hopseed I think it might be too rustic for your beautiful front yard. Have you considered a dogwood? A white one would be beautiful. Also check out a chaste tree. They are gorgeous specimen trees. I like crepe myrtles, too, but they are always dropping leaves or petals or seed pods, so I plant them where I won’t be gardening or hanging out under them.
Have you thought about something more column shaped, like a Cyprus or juniper that would get tall but stay very narrow? That might add some really neat interest!
Morning Janey. I love All the Trees you are looking at for your Garden. I will be MIA for awhile, I had to have my Fur Baby ShyAnne put to sleep this morning. My 14 year old American Eskimo Husky. My Heart is Forever 💔. I will continue to watch Every Episode But, will be silent for awhile. Love & Hugs 😢💔🐾🐾🐾
I have a Miss Kim Lilac. It's the perfect size. I have mine pruned into a tree and it has multi trunks. Plus the blooms in the spring smell heavenly.!
Yea! Trip to the plant store. 🎉 That was the garden’s goal all along. Hahahaha
I’ve never seen an Indian Hawthorne as a tree. We grow them as shrubs in our area. I think it would be tall and narrow in your landscape. I’m a big fan of the Magnolia so that would always get my vote. LOL
Janey, you didn’t waste time at the garden center. You were doing “research & development”. 😊
How about cherry tree? Kanzan or Royal Burgundy? Both have beautiful blooms and "V" shaped form 🙂
Good afternoon Janey. My choice is for the Southern Magnolia. TYFS.
Although I’m in zone 9b as well, I live in Orlando, which is considerably different that your 9b. The summers with the daily afternoon thunderstorms and oppressive humidity are definitely different than yours. Magnolias are beautiful, but here, the landscape designers HATE them. They think they’re messy/ratty. They convinced me to remove and replace some with other trees. I kept two and found them covered in scale last year [I stopped counting at 600 that I removed. Yuck!] They are flourishing now but are prone to brown spots and pests here. I’m sure you’d have better luck without the humidity and all the critters and mold issues that come along with that. You have so many great choices, but I think the Hopseed would be beautiful for the spot you picked. Ther
What about a Palo Verde tree? They are everywhere and very drought tolerant.
Ooh, if you can swing it I would definitely suggest amending the entire bed at once with a tiller. It would be so much easier!! I know there is mixed feelings about “digging” vs just passing the amendment layers on top, but if I could do my gardens again, I would have amended all with a tiller. ❤ Spot amending is TOUGH! 😖
I see I’m not the first person to warn you that Magnolias (at least southern types) have very dense, shallow roots, impossible to plant under. Here in Florida we only grow the Photinia as hedging shrubs. Indian Hawthorne is widely grown here as a shrub but is VERY slow growing. Cherry Laurel is considered a weed tree in Florida, an aggressive spreader and the black berries devoured by the birds cause a big mess. I’m not at all familiar with the Hopseed, sorry.
Hi Jaynie. Have you ever thought about a dappled willow TREE? They are a beautiful specimen tree
Also what about rototilling your whole area and then amending the soil, then when you go to plant in the future you will have so much better soil and easy digging??
We have the beautiful acacia baileyana trees and we keep them trimmed small. They’re silvery blue green and turn purple, red and bloom yellow flowers❤
i Love to suggest a Japanese Maple I Love there Red colorful leaves
I think a Japanese maple would be gorgeous in your backyard shade garden in the corner behind that bench.
Janey, for a tree idea, maybe some cotinus coggygria?? You should look it up, it's a shrub, but you can find it in tree form. Some have absolutly beautiful fall colors, I fell in love with them. I hope you see my comment 🙂 ( or maybe even a chitalpa, beautiful flowers, drought tolerant, fine leaves, not a big tree.(
A Little Gem Magnolia would be perfect in your front yard. We have a few in our yard in N. TX and we love them!
We’re in zone 9B as well. We have a Rose of Sharon pruned to tree form. It’s in full sun and in constant bloom all summer and through the fall. The hotter the weather gets, the happier it is.
Jacaranda trees should do well in your area if you like purple flowers on it