I design & build gardens and this blog is about all things landscape and garden that can influence garden making. My bias is toward the clean, straight forward, and spare but I can be seduced as much as anyone by the sensuality of nature. However, what I post will be about more than the pretty, precious, and nostalgic. We'll see how well I do. And "Carex"? It's a sedge frequently used in planting native gardens. I like it very much.
’Angel Oak’ is said to be the oldest living thing east of the Rocky Mountains. It’s a native (duh!) Live Oak that sprouted 1000 years before Columbus reached the new world. Located on John’s Island in Charleston, South Carolina, it’s 65’ tall with a 160’ spread.
Thank you to jse1958 for bringing this to my attention. Amazing!
This is our Angel Oak. The City of Charleston stole this from it’s private owner. It’s estimated at 1500 years old. And yes, it’s alive.
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barelyblue
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2/24/12 — 4:12pm
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