The very large white oak tree in our yard fell down in a hurricane in the fall of 2018. It was huge and left a huge hole in the yard and in our hearts. We had hoped maybe the wood would come to good use but because of complicated circumstances that has not happened. After we were able to have the root ball removed and the majority of the trunk moved back from our lot onto town property we were left with a sunny space we had never had. I waited through last year's growing season to give some thought to what to do next and came up with the plan to put in some cedar trees on the back property line and a pollinator garden in the strip that runs across the back where the tree had been. So, this week as we were faced with the impending stay at home order, I went shopping for some native plants to add to my collection. I had already bought and planted the cedar seedlings along with some shrubs. Now I have this collection of plants that will produce blooms from spring through fall, hopefully. I spent some time thinking of the best way to arrange them and now I'm in the planting mode. I'll share the flowers and what they attract as the year goes on.
