Our ground is all clay, too. That is actually perfect for fruit trees. I would not recommend planting the fruit trees, though, as they need a great deal of work and the sprays expose one to certain health risks. We actually have been cutting down fruit trees every year, just getting rid of the two apples and plum this spring. We now just have the two cherries and peach which, thankfully, don't need much pruning (though the peach tree is a diva otherwise). If you would like to grow fruit, there is much that has been developed to grow in pots...Top Hat blueberry, certain types of grapes and raspberries, strawberries, etc. I recommend the berries as they don't need to be sprayed with insecticides and fungicides.
My youngest daughter, home for spring break, says she will miss the apple blossoms this spring. I must agree. They always smelled so wonderful.
We had pairs of blue jays and cardinals in our yard this morning, along with many other types of birds. We have a good supply of nesting material. When the Artemisia absinthium leafs out, the birds will return to rip off leaves to line their nests (it is a pretty good insecticide but I wonder how the birds know this?).
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