Our initial working layout consists of a 160' double loop (inner 60' and outer 100').
The track of the inner loop includes retaining walls, a rockwall face, a trestle bridge and two tunnels (all scratchbuilt).
Plants used along the inner track....
Evergreen Shrubs- Blue Rug Juniper
- Green Mound Juniper
- Liriope muscari 'monkey grass'
- Vinca Minor
- Orange Mint
- Peppermint
- Hostas
Anchored by a dwarf peach tree, the outer track loop winds past a miniature orchard and a pig sty, joining up with the inner loop to use the tunnels.
Plants used along the outer track....
Annuals
- Begonias
- Contoneaster microphyllia (used for the main orchard)
- Dwarf Peach Tree
- Liriope muscari - Silvery Sunproof Lily Turf
- Corsican Thyme
- Fukien Tea
- Germander
- Myrtus communis "Sweet Myrtle"
- Varigated Sweet Myrtle
- Coreopsis hybrid - Tickseed
- Daylilies
- Delphinium
- Elephant Ears
- Erysimum linifolium - Wallflower
- Irish Moss
- Heucherella "Coral Bells"
- Mexican Heather
- Verbena
The mountain stream with a small fishing shack and a dock where a young couple can go to fish, sun and picnic.
Plants used...
Herbs
- Corsican Mint
- Myrtus communis "Sweet Myrtle"
- Varigated Sweet Myrtle
- Snowflake (Nymphoides indica)
topiary Bear and elephant
Plants used along the track....
Perennials- Arborvitae Fern
- Bearded Iris
- Elephant Ears
- Hostas
