We are nearing completion for the botanical garden renovation the men have worked hard, there is no use of machinery for these men unlike my Indiana crews who are mechanized whenever possible. Logistics are tough here in order to get the large rocks we needed for edging the garden path Ray opened a hole in the fence and the men first passed them hand to hand up the hill then into a wheelbarrow pushed uphill to the desired location.
Installing the roadbase gravel meant using the old Suzuki jeep shoveling stone from a pile in the road into the jeep bed, shoveling off into a second pile which was then loaded into the wheelbarrow and dumped into place. If we had we two wheelbarrows it would have been more productive, we still need another load of stone to finish the path but it has certainly come along way.
Much of my time has been spent in plant production; sowing seeds & taking cuttings, reviewing nursery stock sources, purchasing plants for seasonal change out of our large old sugar pots and clay "face" pots, plus putting together a few new pots for our restaurant, Dashene. The sugar pots are so large and the plants so rooted that I have to stand in the pot to remove the plant.
Several hundred cuttings have been taken; red, pink and white ginger, crotons, begonias, baby blue eyes, and firecrackers plus we now have seedlings from the Mexican daisies which will soon need to be potted up. Between production and shopping for new stock I have visited several nurseries some old friends and a couple of new spots.
The government nursery at Meyers Bridge is also where Damien packs his cut flowers for shipment to the various hotels on the island. Each of the blooms more beautiful than the next, he lovingly places the flowers meticulously lining the box with paper shavings. Wow the colors, shapes and quality are amazing.
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