I planted a tree

Since those 20 Japanese maple transplants of mine are going into their 3rd year in containers, I decided to go ahead and plant one out in the front yard. This variety is Acer Red Bloodgood, and will grow to at least 20-25 feet tall. An application of dolomitic lime and some fertilizer with really low NPK values took place at planting time.....

Overwintered mums

Mums are really pretty flowers to have growing during the cold months - but expensive, at the same time. That's why I decided to really take care of those purchased for the wagon last fall - by keeping them watered and bringing them indoors when nightly temperatures fell below 20 degrees.

Well, as you can see from the picture above, my hard work has paid off. New growth has emerged, and should be a beautiful bouquet of yellow flowers again very soon.

Jeff