The appearance of goslings in the neighborhood is always something we look forward to. We find the Canada Geese a welcome addition to Sleepy Hollow.
Arianna was quick witted when she observed a sight never before seen.
A family of geese in the side yard . . .
She told me she'd captured a photo or two -- from within the house -- while I was working in the Cottage bed, removing the burlap and wire form the Red Bud tree the nursery delivered earlier today.
That The Barn Nursery instructed its delivery team to leave the burlap and wire around the tree's root ball struck me as counter intuitive. Since the tree had been delivered while I was in "work mode", I repeatedly questioned the members of the delivery team on the soundness of the approach. At one point, the team lead called the nursery to confirm the instructions. The team was instructed to do as I wished, but if I insisted on removing the burlap and wire, the warranty would be void.
Confident I was correct, but not wanting to void the warranty, I graciously deferred to the team. --Knowing full well, that I'd be outside after work doing the job myself.
After inching the tree this way and that to satisfy Sharon's perspective of where it ought to stand in the bed, the delivery team one again asked whether I was satisfied and then departed.
Back in the house, a quick Google search confirmed what I already knew . . . yes, remove the burlap and wire from the root ball. Typically, the burlap won't decompose for at least ten years; the wire, 30 years.
