That is irrelevant here though. These are pictures of one of my ‘gardens’ in Brookdale, for comparison to pictures from the Jungalow. The pictures are no better than those of the Jungalow. ( https://tonytomeo.wordpress.com/2018/01/28/brent-is-an-idiot/ ) There is nothing to show anyway. It is just a forested vacant lot on Melwin Avenue. I have no pictures of the lower vacant lot on Logan Avenue where I grow my fig trees, berries, quince tree, rhubarb and a few other odds and ends. There is no landscape there either. It is just a vacant lot where I grow a few odd plants that I do not want to plant in riskier situations, where they might be in the way of other development or gardening. The fig trees can not produce good fruit in such cool shade, but will likely make plenty of cuttings for new trees elsewhere. Perhaps someday, I will have better pictures of a home garden, or at least pictures from the farm, rather than pictures from here or gardens of clients. What the pictures show quite well is the differences between Brent’s Jungalow and my unlandscaped ‘garden’.
This is Melwin Avenue to the south and uphill. The ‘garden’ is out of view to the right.
This is Melwin Avenue to the north and downhill. The ‘garden’ is out of view to the left. One of the big redwoods in the middle in the distance is on the corner of Logan Avenue, which is the corner of the other ‘garden’ The fuzzy tan person to the lower left is Bill.
These tall coastal redwoods above are why the ‘garden’ is too dark to do much with.
This is looking west and uphill into the ‘garden’ the circle of redwoods is bigger than it looks. Some of the larger trunks are about five feet wide. There is enough timber in them to build a house.
The redwoods on the left are next door. The single redwood on the right is just inside the ‘garden’. Not much sunlight gets through.
These redwoods are across the street to the east. They too are bigger than they look here.
Besides showing how different my garden is from the Jungalow, these pictures should demonstrate why I do not show pictures of my own garden. There just is not much to show. My clients’ gardens are much more interesting.
Brent is still an idiot.
Great redwoods! Love the shots of the garden, with the focus just to the right or left of the pictures! Say hello to Bill — I had to look twice to find him!
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Oh, Bill passed away a year ago. He was quite elderly, and went well. I am sorry. I just had to point him out in the picture.
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In spite of the shade, I love those redwoods!
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I love them too. They are such grand trees. Even if they were not protected, I would not cut them down.
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Is Melwin Avenue that dirt path? How can you tell where your garden ends and someone else’s begins?
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I can’t.
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Now that is an interesting rustic “garden” Jack would love it, he likes to let things do their own thing. How big is your garden?
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The ‘garden’ in the pictures is just the size of a city lot. 5,100 square feet. The one that is out of view is even smaller. My former garden was 8.8 acres. Then there is the farm, and the gardens at work, and the . . . . well, it keeps going.
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Keeps you busy… π
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LOL ok, I get it! π Mine looks pretty similar.
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Oh, that can’t be good.
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This recycled article shows how two of my unrefined ‘garden parcels’ looked prior to the CZU Fire that burned through the neighborhood last summer. https://tonytomeo.com/2020/10/31/six-on-saturday-there-goes-the-neighborhood/
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