This year, I finally figured out how to get plants from the tree farm I’d kept meaning to visit: I was delighted to find they went to native plant fairs, and one was in my birth city! So I went home for the weekend and was able to get the species I’d been planning for years.

Behind the fence is more of a mix of transplants. Walking through the gate: there’s the other crab apple I bought, and a sweet gum I transplanted.

Last year, I transplanted red maples, a red cedar and a black cherry that have thrived. The species that most drove me to this particular native plant farm though was red mulberry. Unfortunately, something happened to one of the saplings, perhaps a casualty of my lawn care service. The other one took off though where it was planted.

I had a personal emergency this week so I was unable to see if the backyard flooded during the hurricane. But unfortunately, since these photos were taken, the back tree line that has looked so healthy all summer now looks wilted. Let’s hope the trees recover.