Plants and things

I've been very busy recently, and working on revising my guide has been some of that business in the past week or so. Hopefully I will be able to get it done and ready for publishing in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully.
In the meantime, I have some updates on the plants I "own." My ginkgo is not leafing out, but I hope that it is dormant and waiting, and not dead. It did this once before when I first got it and neglected to put it in a bigger pot, so this might be his way of telling me to re-pot it or plant it outside. My Impatiens balsamina that was the lone survivor of a fleet of 250 seedlings is doing very well, as are the other seeds I recently planted. Fingernail dying this year will be great. My Akebia is also doing very well. The sepals have all fallen off the female flowers and many of the ovaries are still intact, meaning they will fruit out. Adventure in cross-pollination was a success! I counted 49, so there will be an Akebia berry feast this fall! Lots of possibilities.

Impatiens balsamina

Akebia ovaries