iblis
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I'm building up an attachment by the main house.
the excavation ground I've towered to a hill
remembering in appearence the Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus Mountains.
high is 5.60 meter, in scale to the original 1:1000.
Now I will planting, plants are not 1: 1000, not bonsai either 
what plants you can suggest me?
fragt Iblis
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ForgottenMObject
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Very nice - a lot of potential here.
Maybe dwarf conifers of some sort, to represent pines and other evergreens on the mountain?
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iblis
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dwarf conifers, hmmm
I thought already at dwarf pines...
important are good roots to prevent landslides
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Erix
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Iblis, as much as I'd love to help you design or give suggestions, I couldn't possibly do so without seeing what the finished house and layout is. And then there's the problems of what kind of soil do you have, where will the light be at different times of the day, what is your hardiness zone, elevation, etc.
The best thing to do is go your local nursery and they have people experienced with your area to give you some pointers.
In any case, please keep us updated on your progress, it sounds like it will be lovely there.
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iblis
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Yes, Erika, I'll keep you updated on progress of the vegetation on my Mount Elbrus,
along with fotos and descriptions,
you shall enjoy about this garden jewel in tandem with me 
vielversprechende Grüße von Iblis
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and here I observe that universe
The sky is my heaven !********** ********
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Erix
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That'd be wonderful, Iblis. I love to watch new gardens evolve!
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iblis
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That'd be wonderful, Iblis. I love to watch new gardens evolve!
fine, Erika, you are a landscaper also
but do you foster an own garden?
fragt Iblis
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Erix
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By foster do you mean come back monthly and tend to the plantings that I do for my clients? If so, yes. And I do have my own gardens as well, but since we've moved into town, the garden at my home is very small. The problem is that I seem to take care of everyone else's gardens but my own.
I also grow nursery crops, but the gardening/landscape design and installation side of the business has taken off so well that I am going to drop the growing side of the business for a few years. Growing is what I really enjoy, but it doesn't pay as well. Plus I'm a caregiver for my elderly grandmother and time is limited to do all three.
But I am nothing as grand as a landscape architect. Surely you need no assistance from me on what to plant in your area. After finding out what you do for a career, I'm am especially looking forward to seeing your gardens evolve!
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iblis
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Hi Erika,
entitled yourself as "Toad lily"
I translate "Krötenlilie", is it a sort of flower?
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I'm am especially looking forward to seeing your gardens evolve!
You will have a lot to look - my Garden is 4000 square meters big,
no time to foster it everywhere...
therefore I'll show you the nice places only 
Gruß von Iblis
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Grüße von Iblis
The Universe is not only queerer than we imagine; it is queerer than we CAN imagine.
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and here I observe that universe
The sky is my heaven !********** ********
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Erix
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Click on this link, Iblis. I'm betting you'll know what it is after looking at it.
Tricyrtis hirta
It is one of my favorite flowers and they grow well in my climate with all our woodlands. My favorite flower, even above the Toad Lilies, are Daisies.
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Erika
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iblis
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Ah, Erika, you live the "Japanische Krötenlilie".
A nice flower, but will not grow here in the harsh climate,
so I look at it only in books 
bedauert Iblis
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Grüße von Iblis
The Universe is not only queerer than we imagine; it is queerer than we CAN imagine.
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and here I observe that universe
The sky is my heaven !********** ********
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iblis
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so Erika, your favourite flowers I can't see here in the thread, but I'll show you my favourites
(there are 3 )
sorry, I don't know how to put more than one picture into a posting
first:
calendula officinalis=Gartenringelblume
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iblis
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the second:
Hylomecon=Japanischer Goldmohn
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iblis
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and third
Tropaeolum majus = Kapuzinerkresse
Erika, I swear that I've the copyright on the pictures 
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Grüße von Iblis
The Universe is not only queerer than we imagine; it is queerer than we CAN imagine.
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and here I observe that universe
The sky is my heaven !********** ********
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Erix
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Beautiful photos. I've got two out of the three growing in my gardens. My mother has the last one in hers.
I use the calendula as an herb for soaps and bath fizzies.
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Erika
Automatic doors make me feel like a Jedi.
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iblis
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I also have a lot of herbs in my garden, Erika,
medical and for spices,
but the calendula only for enjoy her beauty
Gruß von Iblis
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Grüße von Iblis
The Universe is not only queerer than we imagine; it is queerer than we CAN imagine.
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and here I observe that universe
The sky is my heaven !********** ********
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How about some tiny white flowers around the top of Mount Elbrus to simulate snow? 
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iblis
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How about some tiny white flowers around the top of Mount Elbrus to simulate snow?
will try to obtain Edelweiß
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Grüße von Iblis
The Universe is not only queerer than we imagine; it is queerer than we CAN imagine.
(Haldane)
and here I observe that universe
The sky is my heaven !********** ********
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