The good news is, we're not moving far away, and that the new house has an even bigger yard! In early negotiations with Dr. Wife, I claimed all lands south of the house and pool, the perimeter, and the land behind the garage, which means I'll have approximately 50% more land for fruit trees! It also means I'll get to go on one wild fruit tree shopping spree this winter as I re-plant. As much as I love my current home and yard, I can 't help but be exited at being able to start over with a completely blank slate, armed with all of the knowledge and experience that I've gained. Hopefully our house will sell quickly, and I'll be running irrigation lines and planting trees at the new house very soon.
We'll miss you .
It's official, we're moving. After 5+ years of horticultural backyard fun, it's really hard to leave. I put a lot of time and money into my suburban orchard, not to mention a lot of love and care. Planting a tree or a garden really does tie you to the land in a special way. I know it's just a typical lot to most, but I know where the soil is best, where to find geckos and frogs, and where all my different plants like to grow. It was very difficult to do, but I removed many of the fruit trees for the sake of "landscape value". I don't get it, but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I kept what I could in pots to transplant later. I also hate leaving the greenhouse, since I spent so much time and effort building it last year, but it is what it is. I could try to take it down and reconstruct it, but it's pretty heavily reinforced, and I don't know if I could get it to go back together correctly. I'm planning on taking my rain tanks with me, but I haven't figured out how I'm going to do it yet.
The good news is, we're not moving far away, and that the new house has an even bigger yard! In early negotiations with Dr. Wife, I claimed all lands south of the house and pool, the perimeter, and the land behind the garage, which means I'll have approximately 50% more land for fruit trees! It also means I'll get to go on one wild fruit tree shopping spree this winter as I re-plant. As much as I love my current home and yard, I can 't help but be exited at being able to start over with a completely blank slate, armed with all of the knowledge and experience that I've gained. Hopefully our house will sell quickly, and I'll be running irrigation lines and planting trees at the new house very soon.
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Clayton Bell
I'm a geologist in Houston, Texas who loves growing fruit trees.
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