A Cedar grows in Hunters Point

A trip to Home Depot with Mr. S. (garden charter member and cattus protonus) resulted in the first evergreen for the Footbridge Garden. How exciting! But now, to prepare the soil.

Thank goodness for the non-stop help of Mr. B a few days later, we got the twice-the-rootball-sized hole dug. It was another archeological experience, with the unearthing of two intact vodka bottles and two extremely heavy 19th C granite cobble stones. I wondered, just HOW heavy? But, it made making the hole much easier as each foreign object was tugged out of the way. Then, we filled in the surrounding area around root ball with the organic soil from a bag, mixed with the composted manure.

Finally it was time to stand back and admire it, AND to water, of course. The label says it could reach 15 feet high, so we made sure to set it so it would not bump into the stairs, and in a spot where it will eventually cover up the stair support - a distracting eyesore.

Next, we'll have to tackle the back part of the garden before the fall sets in. Our visitors and friends continue to grow in number, just as the plants are really beginning to take hold. This weekend, the Footbridge Garden turns four months old. Happy first summer.

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