It’s been a while since I posted for a few reasons.  We were on holiday, and then my dad passed away from cancer,  just last week.  Family came up this week and we spent a few days relaxing, taking in some local hikes and sitting in the garden.  We also took the opportunity to plant a few things in memory of dad.

This peony tree was given by two friends.  We planted it in a sunny spot in the front court yard, right next to where dad used to sit:

I finally got my Ginkgo!   Mom and Dennis generously contributed to the purchase of this Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ and we planted it in the ornamental grass bed also in the front courtyard:

We also planted some new new grasses, Japanese Forest Grass aka Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola‘:

We buried dad today, so it seems rather fitting that we also planted a tree in his memory.  Miss you dad!