Phase II of the Great Wall started this week. First twelve bamboo trees arrived.
Along with fancy shnancy bamboo containment planters.
The trees were 8 ft + but they shipped them wrapped in ‘hearts’
It was in the 50s and rainy on Saturday. Perfect for planting – bamboo and little boys.
56 bags of potting soil and two sore Bigs later.
Neighbors? What neighbors?
It wasn’t all work and no play. We still had time for breakfast coffee on the porch. The Bigs are sure I do espresso shots when they aren’t looking.
I also had swim lessons and a very chilly mountain bike class.
This week The Bigs made Israeli couscous with pistachios and apricots with roasted cauliflower with mint and toast almonds.
We also had Hummingbird cake. Mom saw a recipe in the New York Times (theirs was more attractive – two layers and covered in edible flowers). She thought if she made it the hummies should start visiting our feeder – plus who doesn’t want a cake full of bananas, pineapple, and pecans!
Thats a lot of bamboo. I hope its not as invasive as it is known to be!!! You make a good plant Emmett. Cute as always. Seems the weather did a flip flop. warm to pretty chilly. cake looked and sound delicious. Won’t say the same for the meal:<
Nice bamboo, we used to plant it at the Zoo where I worked-great screen to visually separate the animals like lions and tigers, oh my! I heard it is considered a grass. Emmett I hope that they don’t make you mow it, you would need a gigantic and very powerful lawnmower.
Once again, endless energy spent by the Bend Webbs! Your featured culinary outputs look very interesting and yummy! As far as the bamboo goes, it’s a good thing it’s planted in containers…I agree with Carol’s comment about it being extremely invasive when not contained. Kyle, do you remember when I had you and Geoff girdle all the bamboo that was growing in the field behind the fence near the backyard patio? That seemed to be the only way to get rid of it!!
Em, you’re looking like a fearsome mountain biker!