[rtmike]

Right on, great thread.

Years back my wife would have problems carrying. We lost 4 in 8 years of trying to conceive. It seems the Dad is always forgotten with miscarriages so I was talking to someone about it & they mentioned planting trees for each in rememberance.

So I planted a Hemlock, Douglas & 2 maples in back as my extended family.

In the front yard our neighbor has a good sized Maple that was planted originally. Well on our side I'll get little shoots from the Maple that sprout up. So far one's up to over 6' & there's about 4 other ones in various sizes. It's cool cause when I start them out, they're only about an inch tall.
I plan on planting the biggest Maple up closer by our house since the main area of the house gets full sun in the summer.

A trip out into the private forest can find yourself several of the evergreen variety.
That's where my Hemlock & Douglas came from. I never realized it but those Douglas firs grow fast. Mine's already about 55'-70' tall and it covers the neighbors back yard living area year round view.

Also out in our front yard I found a rock out @ the in laws. It's sort of a center piece in our front yard & I've planted little moss around the north side of it. The moss has spread like crazy. It puts out these little white flowers, look like sunflowers.
I've also put in strawberries all along the walkway.
Last year I germinated some sunflower seeds for the neighbors so they could have a touch of Kansas in their yards, lol.

I really enjoy planting things. It really bums me out if something dies.
Also, the last couple years I've been growing cannabis hydroponically. Nothing currently, I have a couple in 5 gallon buckets of dirt, they're about ready.

We have a deck that's about 4-5' off the ground in back so unfortunately it gives us views of all our neighbors. I've gotten just about all of them out of view though with strategically placed trees.