Planting Trees

Arbor day

I planted trees today, while waiting for a heavy soaking rain that is coming up the coast.  Should be here tomorrow.  Rain heavy at times.

It was pleasant, in the low 70s today and very breezy.  But digging the holes for the new trees was an exercise in cement demolition.  So dry, so compacted, so awful.

I planted:

A persimmon out by the road cut.

Three tuliptrees 'Little Volunteer' at the base of the back hill.

Another sassafras where the Arborday redbud was (and is no longer.)

And I planted six 'Ruby Slippers' lobelia. around the patio wall.

I potted up the violas we got yesterday in containers.

Planted the tiny 'Carolina Moonlight' baptisia in the Birch garden, in the front left side where nothing does well.  The drainage on that side is good, and  it gets the most sun in that garden.