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News from the Garden, June 1st, 2006

Well, the garden is proceeding apace. As I mentioned in the last letter, there was a box waiting for me when I got home from the National Arbor Day Society - with 6 fruit trees, 5 Rose of Sharon, 5 boxwood, 1 Rhododendron and 6 azaleas. Unfortunately, several of these (all the Rose of Sharon, all the azaleas, 3 of the fruit trees) were sticks, rather than plants, and I'll have to wait until they replace them in the fall to finish the planting. To fill in some of the holes I'd dug for the Rose of Sharon we bought a couple of hibiscus, and reorganized our plans for the holly and the crepe myrtle that were waiting to move into their new homes.

I've made SOME progress on redefining the back yard (see May's article.) I get out most mornings for a couple of hours before the call of the computer draws me in to write, or try another bit of promotion, or make plans for our next trip.