Anyway, this week we can made a start on some planting in the front of the house, though the rear with have to wait for some large scale landscaping. We took delivery of four classic rose bushes from David Austen. And we also purchased a seven foot high autumn-flowering cherry tree from a local nursery. It was a bit of a squeeze getting that into the car! We had one of these in the garden our home in Ealing, and we see this as a little nod to history.
A bit of sunshine and warmth makes all the difference. In the planter bed of the Great Wall of Dahlonega, daffodils are budding out and even blooming. They are in small clumps – it reminds me of a toy that my mother had when little and carefully saved it so her five young hooligans could play with it in turn. A pegboard painted brown and green, and a boxfull of model lead cast flowers and vegetables – make up your own garden. Why don’t children have toys like this these day rather than electronic gadgets?
Lisa has been busy helping to arrange the annual plant sale for the Master Gardeners Association over the weekend, and so there are another half dozen plants to be established in their new home this week. So, under careful supervision, I dug holes for the tree and roses, hauled the cherry tree about to set it up properly in front of the house, planted other vegetations and generally exhausted myself. There are already a few flowers on the cherry tree, but it will be a bit of a wait for roses and lavender blooming.
On the weather front, it has been a mixture of sun and rain. At least the clear air has resulted in some spectacular sunsets during this week.
The bird feeders will have to go, though. We heard another report of a bear, assaulting a parked pickup truck to get at the rubbish bags in the back in broad daylight, less than a mile away.
On the house front, the first draft of the next magazine article on our “Reality Build” arrived for checking. Bill and Tom are expected round to do a bit of remedial snagging – it takes time for any problems to show themselves and for there to be enough to justify a visit.