Landscape Progress

Day 9

Thursday May 4
This morning when the contractor joined the crew he brought a truckload of plant debris from another job and they unloaded it from the truck into the dumpster in our driveway. It looked like it was mostly bottlebrush. In any case, today started the planting phase. The foot lights were installed by 7:30. By the end of the day the new edging in the front was installed, and all the trees except the majestic magnolia were planted. But there is a problem with the trees on the west side. We never went over with the contractor exactly where we wanted the trees or why. It is important that the south-most tree not shade the veggie garden, and we wanted maximum screening from the upstairs windows of the next door neighbor. Unfortunately in the positions the trees were planted, the vegetables will be shaded and we will not get much screening. Since a trees last a long time and never will they be easier to move than when they are young, we let the contractor know of the problem, and he said he would have the trees moved for us.

All of this did not come from our yard!

Taking the unneeded lumber out of the yard
Robert and Juan (f) scope out where to put plants
while the other two (names unknown) dig the spot
for the plum tree

Ready to sink the plum
And in it goes

Starting the hole for the magnolia
And it ended up a very big hole

Plants lined up and waiting in the morning
Same plants moved to wait here in the afternoon

Anacardioides cupaniopsis (carrotwood) (l), and
Podocarpus gracillior (r) arrive in the morning
The other carrotwood

Anacardioides cupaniopsis (carrotwood) (l) and
Podocarpus gracillior (r) planted
Phoenix robelinii (pygmy date palm)

View of the major greenery and lights in side yard
Jasmine for (future) privacy above low fence

Planted plum with smaller plants waiting patiently
From above

Closer look at small plants to be planted
Some of them go here

Edging for new shape of front grass and planter
Not in original plan but suggested by contractor
Edging against neighbor is new
Lights installed (also previous photo)

Timers for rear lights
Timer for front lights (r)

Taking the unneeded lumber out of the yard	Robert and Juan (f) scope out where to put plants while the other two (names unknown) dig the spot for the plum tree
Ready to sink the plum	And in it goes
Starting the hole for the magnolia	And it ended up a very big hole
Plants lined up and waiting in the morning	Same plants moved to wait here in the afternoon
Anacardioides cupaniopsis (carrotwood) (l), and Podocarpus gracillior (r) arrive in the morning	The other carrotwood
Anacardioides cupaniopsis (carrotwood) (l) and Podocarpus gracillior (r) planted	Phoenix robelinii (pygmy date palm)
View of the major greenery and lights in side yard	Jasmine for (future) privacy above low fence
Planted plum with smaller plants waiting patiently	From above
Closer look at small plants to be planted	Some of them go here
Edging for new shape of front grass and planter Not in original plan but suggested by contractor	Edging against neighbor is new Lights installed (also previous photo)
Timers for rear lights	Timer for front lights (r)