Pacific Northwest Gardening: Laurie's Garden Tour 2, 1 by serafyn

serafyn wrote:
Nice James, that is a beautiful tree! Yes, I do need to plant some trees, but I have to be careful about where I put the large ones because some of the neighbors here have a view of Mt. Rainier and we aren't supposed to grow trees that will block their view. There are a few spots on the property that I could plant large ones. (About half our property is not in the view zone) I just need to decide which ones would be best.

Because our property is wide open, it does get a bit windy here. Unfortunately, the area where I need to put up some wind breaks is also the area that I cannot plant anything that will get too tall. I can probably go 30 feet high. I am interested in planting quite a few ornamental trees on the property. One of the things I would like to do is line the driveway with flowering trees. I have always loved the way that looks.

Here is our front yard viewed from the front door.