Surprise driveway bed makeover

On Saturday morning, I went over to my friend Kyle’s house in Sacramento (a 20-minute drive on a good day) to drop off some nursery pots. Little did I know that four hours later, our driveway bed would have had a complete makeover: Driveway bed, December 2, 2:00 pm Let’s back up a bit. The driveway bed used to be anchored by our beloved ‘Desert Museum’ palo verde. It would be in flower from mid-spring into late summer, pleasing both humans and nectar-loving insects alike: Then, last New Year’s Eve, this happened: January 1, 2023 – the morning after January 1, 2023 The trunk of our palo verde had snapped off at the graft line in what was one of the worst storms in recent memory, both in terms of wind strength and total rainfall. Countless trees were damaged or completely uprooted across the Sacramento metro area, downing power lines and crushing cars and buildings. We got off easy; even though the palo verde landed on our van, there was no real damage beyond some scratches. The morning