Tree Huggers

We have always been tree huggers here on Gael Glen Farm but today we are also tree planters. After splurging on a new magnolia tree (I have always wanted one), we resigned ourselves to the more cost saving tree planting strategy of transplanting various other volunteer trees growing in weird places around the farm into more desirable locations.

My new magnolia tree which will have yellow blossoms
has been planted in my pond garden.

This is a flowering black locust tree.
Very honey bee friendly.

We also transplanted a choke cherry from the ditch beside the driveway and a red currant bush growing under the huge pine tree beside the chicken coop, both into the flower bed in front of the house where the huge cedar bushes used to be.

These were in addition to our three new gooseberry bushes, three new haskap bushes, and two new kiwi vines that we also planted this week. These beauties were ordered from the nursery though along with our seed potatoes.  Planting season is here!