Although our weather has had its ups and downs, temperature-wise, over the past week, the garden is growing. I have to admit I've been like a mother hen hovering over her chicks, checking to be sure nothing was wilting and looking for any sign of revival in the three bare root additions, the Russian pomegranate and the two paulownias. Today, a week after the great makeover --- partial success!
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| Empress Tree 1, a paulownia, has sprouted! It should grow quickly. This isn't a good photo for the background, but there's a hint of the iris blooming along the fence, and the azaleas by the house are blooming gloriously full and brilliant. |
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| Empress tree 2, the other paulownia, has also sprouted, but not quite as robustly. It gets slightly less sunlight, which may be why is is a bit behind its sister on the growth spectrum. I've marked the two most obvious leaf buds with the arrows. |
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| The Russian pomegranate, on the other hand, has lost the few leaves it came with, and appears to be quite dead. I'm hoping to see some growth at the base in the next several days. |
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