The backyard food forest

While waiting (online) for my co-workers to complete their part of a weekend update I was out cutting down two large arbor vitae shrubs in the backyard.  As is part of my ritual when pruning or cutting down a plant, I tell the plant what I'm going to do if for no other reason the respect.

The reason I was cutting down the two arbor vitae is I'm working on implementing a food forest with chestnuts, seaberries and blueberries in the front yard and a backyard featuring a large veggie garden,  two pawpaws, two pears, a cherry, plumbs reaching in from the neighbors yard, two columnar apples, a persimmon, kiwi trellis, many goumies with a bunch strawberries, herbs and greens mixed in.  The backyard is long enough to fit everything with a sizable grassy area to hang out in.    Of course I'll mix in a few benches and a hammock or two.    Maybe work in a pond that will store water that be used on the trees during the drier months.


However, as is usually the case when you have been planning on paper the moment you get ready to start implementing thing look different.    Now that it is warming up I'm carrying around the trees that are still in pots to see where they will be planted.     It is always an interesting an experience moving the pots around and somethings it feels like the plant is telling me where it wants to be planted.   Speaking of which, I need to get out there and start working.