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Chumono
I thought I could make a thread on how do I create my forests, so that beginners (like me) can understand the basics.
The first step is to select the species. In this case the selected one is chamaecyparis thyoides "spitsbergen", a cultivar created by a dutch producer, and introduced in the market for the first time last fall.
As the nurseries I buy from usually bring this new species for Christmas, I bought 6 of them (3€ each), but finally only used 5.
The problem I faced was that all them were of similar size, something not desirable in terms of design, and I have tried to minimize it by using different planting heights.
The provisional final result is something like this (excuse the quality of the pics, I will try to make some good pics soon)
But let's begin with the basics.
Once you've selected the species, it's important to select the pot and the elements that will be in the design. And finally the design itself.
I selected a slab (a 15€ garden step from my nurserie) , a wooden bridge (4€ aliexpress), and some aquarium resin rocks (40€ aliexpress). This is very convenient, because they allow a very light final result (I can move the whole forest very easily).
After 2 months thinking about the design, and this was the harder part, 2 nights ago I finally found an arrangement that suited my wishes. So I took a pic to remember what I wanted:
Next day (yesterday), I begun the assemble , but had to stop because rain, though I finally finished it today.
One of the features that the selected elements allow is modularity, which means that 4 different modules can be built and repaired (if necessary) independently.
I have to remark that no wiring or fixing was used, so only pressure keeps it all together. I used keto to stabilize soils, some lava layer in the bottom and akadama as main soil.
I guess some pics can explain better the process:
The first 2 modules
Third module:
In the 4th module, I photographed the steps:
And some different angles of the (almost) finished assemble:
I still have to refine the results, and possibly add some new elements (drywood), but this is it.
I hope this can be helpful for those thinking on creating a forest!!
The first step is to select the species. In this case the selected one is chamaecyparis thyoides "spitsbergen", a cultivar created by a dutch producer, and introduced in the market for the first time last fall.
As the nurseries I buy from usually bring this new species for Christmas, I bought 6 of them (3€ each), but finally only used 5.
The problem I faced was that all them were of similar size, something not desirable in terms of design, and I have tried to minimize it by using different planting heights.
The provisional final result is something like this (excuse the quality of the pics, I will try to make some good pics soon)
But let's begin with the basics.
Once you've selected the species, it's important to select the pot and the elements that will be in the design. And finally the design itself.
I selected a slab (a 15€ garden step from my nurserie) , a wooden bridge (4€ aliexpress), and some aquarium resin rocks (40€ aliexpress). This is very convenient, because they allow a very light final result (I can move the whole forest very easily).
After 2 months thinking about the design, and this was the harder part, 2 nights ago I finally found an arrangement that suited my wishes. So I took a pic to remember what I wanted:
Next day (yesterday), I begun the assemble , but had to stop because rain, though I finally finished it today.
One of the features that the selected elements allow is modularity, which means that 4 different modules can be built and repaired (if necessary) independently.
I have to remark that no wiring or fixing was used, so only pressure keeps it all together. I used keto to stabilize soils, some lava layer in the bottom and akadama as main soil.
I guess some pics can explain better the process:
The first 2 modules
Third module:
In the 4th module, I photographed the steps:
And some different angles of the (almost) finished assemble:
I still have to refine the results, and possibly add some new elements (drywood), but this is it.
I hope this can be helpful for those thinking on creating a forest!!
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