Tropicals & Tender Perennials: My new beds, under construction, 1 by AlohaHoya

AlohaHoya wrote:
We got crazy and bought 6 more acres just up the mountain from our property (buffer zone AND old age insurance). We are putting in roads and planting areas...and will soon (?) have a park cum new land. The lava is just 3"-4" under the soil (?)...so everything has to be ripped to plant. This is the first stage.

I envy backyards, side yards...

You see...those "tropical paradises" have a lot of work behind them...not to mention the weed and grass control...

Would I live anywhere else. NO. This is ideal. Keeps us out of the bars (too far to drive over bad roads) and healthy (spending a fortune in Aleve).