Investment

Yesterday I bought two peony bushes, one pink, one red.  I recognize this purchase will bring me joy for many years to come, and be a present for who ever lives in this house after us.

This year I started a garden journal.  After five years I am still confused as to which plants I need to trim down in the fall and which ones can grow back as they are.  By the end of the summer I plan to take pictures of each flower and bush in their fullness.  They will then be glued into my journal with instructions on the opposite page.  I imagine this record will be another gift I pass along to the next home owner. (When I'm seventy five and decide to get a smaller home)