stewardship

Windmill palm

Believe it or not, work on the exterior landscaping is still ongoing... some six months after it began.  It has been worth it though, as the back patio, side entrance, and front walkways are starting to look incredibly awesome.  There is still some work remaining, but we hit a major milestone today, having received and installed most of the major plants and trees.  The patio and walkways were looking pretty barren these last few months with no greenery, but now that we've got the plants in it actually has transformed into an amazing tropical themed paradise, literally overnight.

Our plants came from various sources, from the highly corporate Home Depot and Lowe's to Costco to the local gigantic wholesaler called Devil Mountain Nursery.  Princess V really took the project to heart, merrily zipping off to various locations to pick up plants in her Scion tC hatchback.  The tC has continued to amaze us with its versatility and hauling capacity.

Some green friends ready for planting!

Sago palms and other tropical looking plants

Mediterranean Fan Palm

The other amazing thing I've witnessed is V's newfound devotion to procuring and tending to all the new plants we've recently brought home.  It has certainly been a substantial investment to obtain all these plants, and simply on that basis it behooves us to take good care of them.  But it's been remarkable seeing how motivated she has been in scooting around town looking for the best plants to build our dream garden and being all into things like drip irrigation and fertilizer.  Let's hope she sticks with it and helps our garden flourish into a nice tropical retreat as time goes on.