#mugo pine

[justalittledisneygirl]

Natural Stone Pavers Landscape in Boston Inspiration for a large, full-sun, stone water fountain landscape in the backyard in the summer.

[akashihuahua]

Contemporary Landscape - Brick Pavers An example of a huge contemporary full sun front yard brick formal garden in winter.

[estimatey]

Natural Stone Pavers - Asian Landscape Design ideas for a large asian partial sun backyard stone landscaping.

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Natural Stone Pavers - Asian Landscape Design ideas for a large asian partial sun backyard stone landscaping.

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Mediterranean Landscape Seattle Inspiration for a sizable, fully-shaded Mediterranean backyard with stone landscaping in the summer.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 25 February 2025

This was a great example of a mature Pinus mugo (mountain pine, dwarf pine, Swiss mountain pine) which is an excellent evergreen to provide structure in a garden. This large, spreading shrub or small tree has short, dark green needles in pairs. The species is native to the mountain ranges of Europe, including the Pyrenees, Alps, Carpathians and Appenines.

Jill Raggett

[ageae]

Buried my dog’s ashes under a dwarf mugo pine

[anskupics]

Pinus mugo — mountain pine

[autistrix]

[https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56720151] Mountain Pine || Pinus mugo Observed in Germany Least Concern in location of observation

[svlc]

my boyfriend just said, "there's a junco hunkered underneath the Mugo pine, hiding from the rain."

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From yews to junipers to mugo pines, our garden expert gives you the scoop on pruning.

[i-g-nova]

had a fun evening at the bonsai club, where we all brought in trees for critique. this mugo pine was one of the highlights

[deathbypunches]

Plants in the Area

Above: Bladderpod, Physaria sp, a succulent brassica with curiously silver leaves. This individual was found in a gravelly wash near King's Fold, outside of the city.

Little bluestem - a grass with seeds that made me think it was in Asteraceae at first. There is a population in the West Hillhurst Offleash area near 19th street NW.

Sunflowers are the genus Helianthus, this one is probably the "rhombic leaved sunflower," with a sandpapery texture from the densely hairy leaves (too dense to see in this photo). I've seen this plant all around university heights but this site is about to be destroyed to be replaced by a Vibrant Community TM.

Above: this plant is some sort of buckwheat - Eriogonum flavum. This one was at the ridge near 40th avenue in Dale Hodges park.

I think this is Australagus sp, one of a large constellation of "milk vetches." This individual was south of the foothills medical center.

Prairie Smoke is an iconic wildflower in the area in the first part of summer. It can be found all up the south side of nose hill, but these were near Montgomery Hill.

The Prairie "crocus" is actually an anemone. There is a decent population in the Karl Baker offleash dog park.

The Showy Milkweed. I took this image from online. I found some individuals along 11th street SE, across from Highfield Regenerative Farms. It's hard to believe that something this gaudy isn't a garden escapee.

The prairie clover shows up relatively frequently near the letters of the Alberta Children's' Hospital along Shaganappi Trail.

Lithosperum ruderale, the Western stoneseed or "puccoon." This gromwell relative has weird seeds that look like little white teeth when it dies back late season. It seems kind of rare but I've found a couple individuals near the foothills medical center, and a larger patch just East of the Beddington Golf Park.

The Fairy Candelabra forms a rosette the size of a golf ball. There is a population of a few dozen individuals on the west side of the Mcmahon stadium parking lot, and a few scattered populations popping up in the shelter of Mugo Pines. It's very easy to not notice this plant.

Sticky geranium. Big perennial. There are some near Montgomery hill, and in the tiny naturalized strip southwest of Hospital Dr NW.

[cutiepiebonsai]

My third penjing, and the last for 2023!

Originally posted December 10, 2023

I bought a Sherwood Mugo Pine, a compact pine, initially for a project to honor the Great Mother. It was going to represent the pine that grew from the blood of Attis, and an almond tree would represent the one that grew from the blood of the intersex god Agdistis, who became Great Mother. This project, however, has been placed on hold for the time being, mostly because I wanted a different pine and have had tremendous difficulty acquiring an almond tree.

Gathering Supplies

I was given a wonderful rock from my adorable roommate during a trip she took to the coast. A flat, smooth stone with little pockets where the water eroded some of it away, some even going all the way through the rock, which I instantly thought about using as anchor points for a tree. There are little shells hidden inside some of the smaller pockets, which made me think I wanted to do a scene with this rock, as if it were by the sea, with some flat green lands just beyond this imaginary coast. The pine I had previously purchased, a Mugo Pine, looked like it could be a tree from an alien world, so I wanted to complement that with other plants that seemed like they could be from an alien world.

Once again, the discount shelf at my local pottery store proved invaluable. I snagged another planter, much like the one from my first project, for only $2! I grabbed a bag full of river stores while I was there to help decorate. I lined the bottom of the planter with a bit of window screen and secured it to the planter with bent wire. Only one wire would hold down a tree to the planter, and another wire would go through some holes that were eroded into the rock. 

Construction

I laid down a thin base layer of bonsai soil, and started working on the trees. I use chopsticks to loosen the soil around the root ball after I remove the tree from its original container, and also to help separate the roots from each other. I also spray the root ball down heavily with water to wash away rocks, bark, and dirt. When I am down to just the tree and its roots, I place the tree into the pot, wrap the wire over the tree, and twist to secure the trees.

With the trees tied down, I covered the roots in as little bonsai soil as I could possibly get away with. A few roots would poke through the surface, and I placed some of the smooth stones under them to help blend them into the landscape. I supplemented this project with four other plants: alpine water fern, a green creeping jenny, and two succulents of which I unfortunately forgot the name.

Moss is always what completes the design to me. I like the appearance of nice soft grass at the base of my trees. Colorful river stones fill in the front area representing a beach and the water beyond. These rocks are beautiful when wet! I'm very happy with the final product, which is like a tiny garden filled with a variety of plant life.

[robbierobsz]

Answer to Can you share an interesting evergreen plant? Day 355 by Bratha Dan https://thesecretgardenofpets.quora.com/Can-you-share-an-interesting-evergreen-plant-Day-355-3?ch=18&oid=1477743726631479&share=380ee5b0&srid=uSZ12g&target_type=answer