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The biggest change in the garden over the past year is its continuing maturity—the bamboo is higher and fuller;
the weeping willow and silver maple, which were six feet tall six years ago will be nearly 30 feet high and touching
before the end of the summer; and most importantly, the "bonsai" forests and specimen trees are serious "Japanese-garden"
phenomena. New at the back of the koi pond are the set stones, and the five blue junipers in front of the low fence.
This addition of a touch of blue to the garden's palette increases the spectrum of green chroma in the garden.
I still delight in the shock of red provided by the Bloodgood maple. Note the pruning style of the Trident maple,
behind and to the right of the Bloodgood; I want this to become thematic, and to be followed by the two Dawn Redwoods
(behind, to the left of the Bloodgood and the smaller one in the foreground). With some luck and the ample rain that
we are having, the bamboo will completely cover the garage, which has been my objective from the beginning.
The pond and its koi remain the biggest challenge in terms of maintenance, but also the greatest source of satisfaction.
For the first time, I am including two photos of the front of the house because 1) the flora has finally matured sufficiently
to stand on it own; and 2) the wall of bamboo running along the side of the house fulfills my "bamboo aspirations."
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