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A Gardeners Forum Forums Willy's Place The Further Misadventures of Wild Willy Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2

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Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #272 May 30th, 2004 at 06:19 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Cedar Hill, WA W Wild Willy OP Garden Gnome
OP Wild Willy Garden Gnome W Joined: Feb 2004 Cedar Hill, WA	Episode #13... Inside the Living Room part 2 I may have to replace some of the mosses next fall. The weather just wasn't right for transplanting it when I did. By next year the vines on the roof should be providing a lot more shade to create the environment that the moss needs to survive the summer months (including the moss and ferns that grow on the roof ribs). Rather than creating "defined" paths, I used plain old lawn moss in the areas where you would normally walk through the Living Room and added the more ornamental mosses near the edges of the structure and around the burls and logs. One of the burls came complete with a dozen different types of moss and lichens! To be continued...... next year??? Hmmmmmm.... what shall I do next? Bye Bye! Last edited by Gremelin; March 12th, 2020 at 08:20 PM.

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Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #273 May 30th, 2004 at 02:56 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 California catlover The Cheetah!
catlover The Cheetah! Joined: Mar 2003 California	Quote Hmmmmmm.... what shall I do next? Sit and enjoy your livingroom !!!! Just a guess....but is it at the base of the tree and then just underground??? They are all so unique...absolutely awesome! I saw Loz's gift!!!! Did you see it Loz?? Last pix...just to the right of the 2 ferns...is that a statue of 2 people (one in front of the other) or is it part of a burl??? Excellent job Wild Willy!!! Now it is time to sit back and enjoy your labor and all the little critters your livingroom will attract. Jealous Catlover

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #274 May 30th, 2004 at 03:51 PM
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Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #275 May 30th, 2004 at 04:07 PM
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weezie13 Compost Queen! Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y.	Aren't some burl's quite rare and can be pricey? I've always understood they are a high commodity and treasured for woodworkers, to make bowls and such items for decorations. Weezie Very Nice by the way, and when you are done with Karen's, Loz's and Jiffy's, you can start one here!

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #276 May 30th, 2004 at 05:42 PM
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catlover The Cheetah! Joined: Mar 2003 California	Wow how exciting and informative!! Catlover

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #277 May 30th, 2004 at 06:12 PM
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OP Wild Willy Garden Gnome W Joined: Feb 2004 Cedar Hill, WA	I'm afraid that I have to disagree with that statement! A few years ago, someone came along and cut 3 large burls from a hundred year old maple that was growing here... My beautiful eighty foot tall Maple has very little life left in it now! I think you know the answer to your question about if I cut them from live trees! NEVER!!!

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #278 May 30th, 2004 at 06:13 PM
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catlover The Cheetah! Joined: Mar 2003 California	Forgot to ask earlier...that machine on that STEEP hill...how on earth did he get there/stay there/and get out????

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Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #279 May 30th, 2004 at 06:41 PM
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OP Wild Willy Garden Gnome W Joined: Feb 2004 Cedar Hill, WA	If you look closely at that photo, you'll see that the track-hoe is on a switchback road which it probably created. Track-hoes are great toys!!! I wish I had one, but with a price tag of a hundred grand I'm sure I never will... :rolleyes:

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #280 May 30th, 2004 at 07:03 PM
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weezie13 Compost Queen! Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y.	Quote quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here the burls are cut from the sides of the trees leaving the host tree unharmed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who wrote that??? Just curious??? Did I miss a post?? Weezie

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #281 May 30th, 2004 at 07:14 PM
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afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Joined: Mar 2004	In the "Commercial Burl Harvesting" link.

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #282 May 30th, 2004 at 07:21 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y. weezie13 Compost Queen!
weezie13 Compost Queen! Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y.	Ooooooops, That what I get for "speed reading" I would disagree with it too, I doubt that a tree would survive that. They have to cut the whole thing off the side, there'd be too much exposed to let it survive. I bet they put it in there for "propaganda" to allow people to harvest them.... Weezie

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #283 March 9th, 2005 at 07:25 PM
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Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #284 July 27th, 2005 at 07:46 PM
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afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Joined: Mar 2004	I wish Wild Willy would come back..... At least put the pictures back for us to look at...please. Cindy

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Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #285 July 27th, 2005 at 08:07 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington B Bill The Garden Helper
Bill The Garden Helper B Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington	Whoops! I didn't realize that some of the photos didn't get uploaded to the new server. I apologize! I am working on locating and uploading the missing pictures now...

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #286 July 27th, 2005 at 08:54 PM
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afgreyparrot Official Problem Child Joined: Mar 2004	Thank you.....

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #287 October 25th, 2006 at 08:15 AM
Joined: May 2004 p.a zone-6a S sibyl Member
sibyl Member S Joined: May 2004 p.a zone-6a	just a qustsion,in case someone pops in, in the 2-3-4 pic theres a plant, looks like it has a red stem/ green and white leaves. what is it? i like it.

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #288 October 25th, 2006 at 08:30 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington B Bill The Garden Helper
Bill The Garden Helper B Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington	Quote Originally posted by sibyl: just a qustsion,in case someone pops in, in the 2-3-4 pic theres a plant, looks like it has a red stem/ green and white leaves. what is it? i like it. Fuchsia triphylla \'Firecracker\'

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #289 October 25th, 2006 at 09:32 AM
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sibyl Member S Joined: May 2004 p.a zone-6a	thanks Bill i didnt relize it was a fuchsia, not for my zone outside but i could have one as a house plant!, i do hope you keep us updated in here, ill be stoping in the adventures of willy more often,

Re: Episode #13.... Inside the Living Room, part 2 #290 March 8th, 2007 at 04:42 PM
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datazmom Member Joined: Mar 2007 Oklahoma , USA	Great job again , I have to see more , more , more , so keep on posting pics . Love them . Keep up the good work and have a great day

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