Last summer, I mentioned on this blog that I was looking for rhubarb.  I had placed some raspberries beside our small rhubarb patch and the berries were spreading their roots.  Only the raspberries survived the encounter.

Rosanne sent an e-mail this way offering rhubarb plants.  (Rosanne and I were high school class mates.)  The invitation was gladly accepted. 😀  Then the tractor broke before I could till the ground for the transplants.  It was winter by the time I had the tractor back in service. 🙁  Yesterday, the plant transfer was finally accomplished.

After an hour-long trip, Sylvia and I enjoyed a nice visit with Rosanne and Dale.  On our way to lunch at a local golf course, we had a tour of their church, which was built in 1915.  It is beautiful!  After lunch, where we saw another classmate, we visited Gee Farms.  The Gee family runs Michigan’s largest retail nursery.  Rosanne works in their office one day a week.  Unfortunately, the camera was back in our car and so we have no pictures.

After returning to Rosanne and Dale’s home and with tools in hand we made our way to the rhubarb beds.  The work began.

Sylvia prepares to take the first plant

Soon, an entire row of plants has been removed

That's a lot of rhubarb in my car's trunk

After returning home, the plants were set in our garden

It will take water and natural fertilizer to make these flourish

With the plants in place our new garden is [mostly] full.  A new asparagus bed on the top and the rhubarb on the lower provide a border of perennials on the two longer sides.  Thanks Rosanne and Dale we’ll think of you often as we look at our garden.  We also enjoyed our time together yesterday.