Optimistically I'm committing to a new weekly post of the happenings around the house, wine cellar, kitchen, and greenhouse.
Spring is a good time to do this because there is plenty to do. We've cut down the Harry Lauder's Walking Stick and dug out the stump, replacing it with Dwarf Japanese White Pine 'Yatsubusa'.
The boxwoods are gone, replaced with oakleaf hydrangea 'Munchkin'.
We added to our Cercis collection with a nice one called 'Ace of Hearts'.
Grapes are growing fairly well. I lost a couple of the Vidal I installed last year, but I have two ready to be planted. If I'm lucky I can still get them planted in the next couple of weeks and fill in some holes.
The greenhouse plastic came down yesterday, and the shade cloth is back up. Most of the plants are out, including the plumeria, jabos, mangoes, sago palms, and others.
The poolhouse is ready for summer. I fixed a leak in the water softener, but the portable softener seems to be the way to go. The pool heater has the temp to 82 and with warm weather on the way I suspect we won't need it again until fall.
It's a good time to post some pictures of my favorite tree. This is a Kentucky Coffeetree which I planted as a seedling. I
posted about this little guy four years ago, and it just continues to grow very slowly and bloom like crazy. If anyone out there knows how to determine if this is my retirement plan, please contact me.
