leafette's Blog

Looks like a regular snow storm!  Ground is becoming white.  Dh and I attended a workshop on trees and shrubs presented by the agricultural people today.  There was to be some outside activities but we did it all inside.  brrrr  Very informative.  Dh wants to get a small nursery bed going so we can put these 60 cent tree seedlings that are available into a  protected and monitored area till we are ready to transplant them.  I was pleased to hear about blends of trees.  When you order 20 poplars they give several of the available varieties to encourage diversity.  I hadn't thought about introducing new tame poplars to our native poplar stand.  And then underplant with other shrubs to get some more diversity.  But the question about the poison ivy raging thru that bush has no solution.  drat!  Dh studied how to make cuttings.  One tree and you can have a million starts.  That appeals to his thrifty nature and I can then get on with more perennials. 8^)

I think I'll continue to play with fabric.  Spring looks like it will resume at a later date!