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Registered Master Builders House of the Year<br />
Canterbury<br />
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Registered Master Builders House of the Year<br />
Canterbury<br />
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Registered Master Builders House of the Year<br />
Canterbury<br />
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44 <strong>Style</strong> | landscaping<br />
meaningful<br />
TREE<br />
selection<br />
Craig Wilson provides advice and<br />
considerations for selecting the right<br />
trees for your property.<br />
on a recent trip to the local refuse centre, i was struck by the amount<br />
of ‘greenwaste’ being dumped by an almost continuous stream of<br />
car and trailers – all loaded to the hilt with a mixed selection of flax,<br />
pittosporum and other woody trimmings. i couldn’t help but see this<br />
as a whole lot of trees and shrubs that 10, 20 or even 30 years ago<br />
were planted in the wrong place. it does seem a pity to be removing<br />
plant material that could have had many more years of life had its<br />
initial planting and selection been given a bit more thought.<br />
A successful planting would be defined by many as one that over<br />
time can express a plant’s mature form. this would especially be<br />
true of trees that are all too often viewed as a liability as they reach<br />
maturity. to avoid the costs of undue maintenance and premature<br />
removal of any planting you are about to undertake, ask yourself is<br />
this the right plant in the right place? is there enough room for your<br />
selected specimen to grow without it eventually casting unwanted<br />
shade into the living area of your home? Will a mature canopy<br />
overhang the neighbour’s property and create a nuisance factor for<br />
them? Will the amount of leaf drop create a maintenance headache<br />
for you?<br />
Apart from the financial cost of ongoing maintenance and eventual<br />
removal, perhaps the biggest cost of removing a poorly selected<br />
planting is the redundant time it took to grow and the years ahead<br />
before a replacement specimen will start to have a meaningful spatial<br />
presence. a well-chosen tree or planting, rather than being a future<br />
liability, has many benefits.<br />
This brings to mind a flowering cherry tree on a neighbouring<br />
property on the street where i live. it would be 40-50 years old and<br />
in its mature form is an amazing specimen with a spectacular blossom<br />
display in spring. it is well-positioned in an established garden where it<br />
is visible and enjoyed by everyone on the street. it shades the footpath<br />
in summer and gives a distinctive character to the streetscape. to lose<br />
the visual impact this tree has on its local surroundings would be a<br />
great loss, and due to its thoughtful, original planting, there seems no<br />
reason why it wouldn’t be there and enjoyed by our community for<br />
many decades to come.<br />
SUPREME RENOVATION<br />
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AWARD<br />
2016<br />
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2016<br />
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WINNER<br />
2016<br />
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