Garden

Where the trees live

The benches, the watering and the changes behind a collection of close to 200 trees.

Pines and other bonsai on cinder-block benches in front of the garden shed, with a rainbow in the sky

Garden

Benches

Pines and other bonsai on cinder-block benches in front of the garden shed, with a rainbow in the sky — The benches after a June storm, June 2026

Pines and other bonsai on cinder-block benches over a mulch bed — Pines along the benches, June 2026

Benches of bonsai along a curving mulch bed at the edge of the lawn, with the shed on the left — The benches across the garden, June 2026

Pines and other bonsai on cinder-block benches, with the house behind them — Pines on the benches, August 2026

The benches, August 2025

The benches, August 2025

The benches, August 2025

The benches and shed, August 2025

A tree on the fence, August 2025

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Watering system

Close to 200 trees are watered by a drip system: a Wi-Fi hose timer, a fertilizer injector, and emitters set into the pots.

How the watering system works

Two blue fertilizer injectors on a white PVC manifold on the shed wall, with a blue drum and a white bucket below — The fertilizer injector system on the shed wall, May 2026

Black half-inch tubing clamped along the bench edges, with thin lines looping up into each pot — Drip lines along the benches

A staked emitter spraying a fan of water across the soil of a terracotta pot — A Spot Spitter emitter running

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Garden changes

Pines and other bonsai on cinder-block benches on the lawn beside the house — Benches beside the house, April 2026

New lumber benches on cinder blocks, half built, with tools and a garden cart nearby — Building new benches, May 2026

A long run of new lumber benches on cinder blocks, still empty — Building new benches, May 2026

New benches being built beside the trees, with fresh lumber and cinder blocks — Building new benches, May 2026

New benches on cinder blocks on a fresh mulch bed, with the first trees in place — The new benches on the mulch bed, May 2026

The new benches on the mulch bed, lined with pines and other bonsai — The new benches filled with trees, May 2026