In losing our oak we gained a big empty stump, not too lovely.
Last year I tried sunflowers which worked, but lacked excitement.
This year I decided to fill it with tall fountain grasses.
I went to Plainview and had helpful conversation
with the owner's husband.
I also looked at what the grasses looked like early spring.
Like a mowed lawn. Terrible.
Need to be cut back, new growth then appears and new growth
very slow according to my source. This was not going to work!
very slow according to my source. This was not going to work!
I spotted the weeping trees which I had seen in the garden at Pineland.
Oh my they are wonderful, oh so lovely. Like dancers.
Price tag (how gauche to discuss the price) made my eyeballs spin.
I justified cost as I would have had to buy at least 3 of the grasses
to fill the space and they don't give grasses away either.
I made the leap and the investment
and lovely staff put my weeping spruce in the Scion.
As if that were not enough joy for one day,
got home to a box from Patti who felt Buddha Bear
should be ours. Love Buddha!!!!
Buddha is beautious and looks charming on the stump.
"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."
Les Brown
Les Brown
