On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:03:01 -0400, "cshenk" wrote:

"brooklyn1" wrote
"cshenk" wrote:

I planted them late fall, later than normally advised and with the far
harsher than normal winter on the east coast, expected they had died.

2 weeks ago we saw buds. Last week we saw a few greening bits. Today,
literally overnight one burst into bloom and the other looks like it will
tomorrow. Grin, YEAH!

Yeah, fruit trees are beginning to blossom in the NE.

Heheh well it's my only 2 fruit trees and the only apples anyplace nearby so
the neighbors are all wandering up to make a happy glance (friendly
neighbors, not a problem!).

Lettuce busting loose too.

Wow, you grow lettuce in your bra! LOL

Snicker, container garden. I'm trying spinach and broccoli too for the
first time. I have 6 tomatoes in a container and 2 in the yard. The Sweet
William is burting with glorous flowers too!

I'm thinking to put in some lilac along the side of the house.

I like evergreens for foundation shrubs, they soften the starkness of
masonary where the building meets the ground all year... I'd place
lilac away from the house, perhaps near the road and/or at property
lines to offer some privacy during warm seasons when people are about.
Lilac loves full sun, it can grow large and with judicious pruning
becomes dense. Shrubs that produce sweet smelling flowers also
attract bees, so you want to place them away from where people
congregate outdoors and from where doors and windows are apt to be
opened.