We have trees!

There is a line of lilli-pilli trees between us and the neighbours.  There are two sentry maples (“Acer platanoides Crimson Sentry”) planted outside our front wall, and there was supposed to be a Seiryu Maple planted in the corner of our front garden ….

However, I happened to be there when Simon, the landscaper, was trying to plant it, as seen here.

A 3-metre tall tree came with a large root system (in a large bag with handles to help, and getting it into position clearly took a lot of strength and time.

I went to the back of the house, and heard a crack, followed by a loud exclamation along the  lines of “Oh, Bother!”.

This was the scene when I returned to see what was going on.  Simon was not happy, and I had to take the pictures surreptitiously.

Fortunately, knowing that it’s unusual for this to happen (!), Simon spotted a flaw/fault/defect in the trunk of the tree, so we get a new one free from the tree nursery.

Fortunately because this is over $1,000 worth of tree!

If that sounds extravagant, our first choice had been an Acer Palmatum Bloodgood, available as a fully grown tree for >$3,000!

This is the pool area with the paving laid, now.

Here is the front of the house.