Continuing my re-forestation theme, here are before and after photos of a segment of the project. They are taken at roughly the same point at the front of the 1 acre lot we have been working for the past 3 years. Shortly after we bought our current house (in background) we decided to by this lot that is next door. It appears to have been partially cleared at this location to make an Ocean view possible. As a result it was badly over run by invasive plants.
As this happened quite a few years ago they were difficult to remove.Once accomplished we put in red cinders and are planting only native material .The after photo is quite a few months old so everything is much larger now. It is difficult to visualize the mature size of everything therefore easy to over plant . We have had to remove several things as a result.
It is most satisfying to watch as things grow and develop . This whole project has become our retirement career . If the weather is good we will be out there whenever possible. But only in the morning as afternoons are reserved for reading or the hot pond ! What a life!!