California Gardening: CA's & SW Gardener's, Let's Introduce Ourselves2, 1 by ERNIECOPP

ERNIECOPP wrote:
Actually, I posted a picture of a natural grown Bonsai Fir on this site when i joined back in March, but i have not been back on it until recently, and just forgot about punching the Browse. I went to Home Page, and they reminded me, so all i wasted was some time.

I like Nopalitos with scrambled eggs, and planned to save part of that cactus plant, but the more we chopped the uglier it got, so we wound up taking it and another one that big out completely. There is one more big one outside my back fence, and i did have a few pears off of it. About all i have left is some trees and plants to plant, pavers in the Grape Arbor, and finished some steps off the back porch that were never finished. Then it will just be maintenence, and i have a riding mower, that i also use to cut down on the walking i have to do, so i will do that, and have the helper do the edge trimming and weeding.

One of my best ideas did not work out, which is why i am now putting pavers in the Arbor. When we were cutting down all those Palms, i had the idea of cutting slices from them and paving the arbor floor. It looked wonderful, felt good, etc, but the things would change diameter up to an inch or inch and a half, depending on the moisture content, and that killed the plants we had put between them. So, we live and learn, and fix our mistakes.

Here is a photo of how good those palm slices looked before they tore them selves up shrinking and swelling.

Ernie