News from the Patio

It's been awhile since I posted any pictures of "Jerrys Patio", so thought today I would share some views for anyone interested.

I finally figured out some workspace where I can sit & work on individual specimens..this will also be the new 'potting station'.

Central to the workstation, you can see my new turntable, so I can rotate the plants as I am pruning..don't know why it took me so long to get a turntable, but I'm sure glad I have one now.

Since this is under the overhang of the upstairs apartment, it also makes a ready-made space for my "understory" trees..the Japanese Maples, Flowering Dogwood & any other trees that do not handle full sun well.

Looking West, this is shelving for "sun lovers", the only location on the patio that gets full sun throughout the day..the lower shelves house plants less hungry for full sun, cuttings & young, newly-potted specimens.

 

Looking South, the patio wall gets about 2 hours of sun in the morning & about the same in the afternoon..the rest  of the day, it is shaded by a mature Magnolia tree. I rotate trees between the shelving, wall & floor, according to whether they need more sun, less sun or protection from the afternoon wind.

This photo looks back towards the west & shows the boundaries of the patio..prox 13 X 13 (169 Sq. Ft.)  Small, by some standards, the patio houses & displays my entire collection of "little trees".

That's it for the "mini-tour". If you want to see how the patio looked a year ago, when I started the blog, use this link to see Jerry's Patio: September 2025