Why? Because as has been so aptly (and repeatedly) demonstrated, we have lost our minds. "What now?" ye ask?
We were asked, and have agreed (Roy somewhat reluctantly), to put the gardens at both homes on the Westbury Garden Tour. This year. In 6 weeks. Tickets will be $10, sold the day of the event at the first home on the tour (which is just a few blocks north of us). Proceeds go to benefit the Westbury Garden Club's projects, one of which is the Butterfly Garden at the Westbury Community Garden (yes, we're involved in that, too).
So if you have ever wanted an "open house" tour of our gardens, mark your calendars for Saturday, May 5, 1-4:30 PM.
We are planning to create a handout with 5206 on one side and 5127 on the other side. Some of the things we plan to cover include: Special Points of Interest, Edible Landscaping, Lessons Learned, Long-term Plans, Central Concepts, Challenges, and Favorite Resources (local, web, products, and info). 5127 was specifically invited to be an example of a "work in progress", so we are going to outline the 7 or so major transformations to-date.
Although the season for my Mexican plum to be in bloom has passed, I share with you the picture I took of it on March 5, when I took a last-minute day of vacation to enjoy the glorious (alas, very temporary) weather.
