Tree Stalking

The main reason we are stepping up the nursery production is the six showcase villas currently under construction. As they are completed landscaping will be installed, the famous Ladera look does not come easy, the "jungle look" means lots of plants per square foot and instant coverage as possible.

I was off to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries with Stan this week to pick out trees. We got twenty 4-6' mahogany trees for 5 ec each which is about $ 1.87 US we will buying more as part of reforestation. The other 20 trees I purchased were about $ 15.00 US, they are all ornamental, flowering and mostly evergreen; cassia, black pearl, flamboyant, bauhinia, neem, cordia and powi. They were very root bound so we potted them up in an assortment of containers, Ray will pump them with fertilizer and hopefully we will gain a couple of feet by early summer. I am hot to buy an assortment of the Christmas tree palms at the Ag station, we will pot them up and treat them well by using assorted sizes we can get a lot of bang for our buck. They will be planted both singularly and in groups for greater impact.

I rode with Stan to the nursery and we stopped at Spring's Bakery in Cannaries for a loaf of Springs famous bread hot out of the oven, my oh my but it was fine. While waiting by the river I spotted this egret hunting and two local women doing their laundry which is still a common practice in some of the smaller villages.

Stan took the north road to the nursery, one I was not familiar with he jokingly called it the Babonneau Bypass, it was a scenic route and afforded a stellar view of the cruise ships in the harbor.