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Gallery
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BEFORE AND AFTER SHOTS
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Transformation of backyard area with Removal, Planting and Mulching services: |
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Before: Wild natural area.

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After Removal: Saved some plants.

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After Planting: 2 Cryptomeria & a Little Gem.

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After Mulch: Pine Park Nuggets.

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Before: Just some Nandina & Liriope.

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After: Gold Mops, Barberry, and Firepowers.

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Before: New construction.

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After: 16 Privets, trees, and Knockouts.

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Before: New construction.

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After: Spartan Junipers and Nellie Holly.

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Before: Needs color and definition.

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After: Firepowers, Skipka Laurel & Blondies.

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Before: Bare backyard.

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After: Hinokis & Golden Globe Arborvitae.

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Before: Sea of green. Non-irrigated entrance is mainly Carissa Holly.

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After: November picture. Firepower Nandina for winter color. Many summer colors coming!

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Before: Undefined path to door.

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After: Azalea garden installed.

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Before: Brand new custom patio.

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After: 70 plants add lots of interest.

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Before: Old landscape completely removed.

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After: Sky Pencil, Arbovitae, Encores, plus.

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Before: Old broken landscape.

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After: 12 Carissa Holly. Mulched existing.

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Before: Big plain wall.

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After: 10' Southern Magnolia.

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Before: Sensory Garden, Governor Morehead School for the Blind.

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After: We donated time and materials with about 25 other volunteers.

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Before: Old foundation shrubs already gone.

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After: Encores, Firepowers, Sky Pencil Holly.

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Before: Lonely tree.

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After: Emerald Arborvitae planted to match.

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PRIVACY SCREENS
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Before:

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After: 25 Emerald Arborvitae, 20 gallon, 3' tall.

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Before: Undefined property line.

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After: The widely spaced trees work.

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1200 pound, 10' Balled & Burlapped

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10' Leyland Cypress

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10 gallon Leyland Cypress @ planting

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19 months later

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MISCELLANEOUS
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Before: Overwhelming canopy.

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After: De-limbing to about 20'.

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Before: Overgrown and crowding driveway.

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After: Clean.

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Before: Where's the house?

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After: Time for a fresh start.

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Before: Weeding & mulching.

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After: Weeding & mulching.

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SOME PERSONAL PROJECTS
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Trees2Go.com Nursery Frontage
Located in East Wake County on Mial Plantation Rd - sorry, not yet open to public visitation.
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Halfway through planting, June 2006.

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43 Firepower Nandina added, March 2007.

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Sign is visible while driving southbound only.

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Winter-time color.

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Feature Construction
11 foot diameter stacked brick planter in front of our home. New January 2007.
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Helpers reporting for duty.

Foundation is dead-level.

Two rows.

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Four rows.

Five rows, 7 tons of dirt so far.

Ready for plants. Spiral irrigation hose.

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June, 2007. Hosta, Jap. Maple, and Annuals.
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Birds enjoy the cascading water fountain.
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1997 rooftop photo of old Apex backyard.
Installed two ponds, a 120' recirculating stream, and many plantings. Our current project is the thinning & planting of the Trees2Go.com Nursery. |
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