The East Palatka Holly settled into her new ground quickly. She has put out new leaves continually and, beginning a week ago, new flowers. She already had berries. I did not fertilize her, just added a large quantity of composted live oak droppings to the planting hole. I think the acidity of her new ground may be appealing to her more than the nursery soil mix, however excellent, that was in her liner.
Meanwhile, the shade-loving plants that had lived in the shadow of the linden oak are either rejoicing or suffering and shrinking in the hours of sunlight they are receiving now. A row of curcuma gingers are going to be dug up and given away to shadier homes. That will make room for butterfly plants on that side of the garden.
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