Stuart — I was contemplating pomegranates (that’s how I came across that link) but decided to go with apples instead. If you do plant a pomegranate, I’d be interested in reading about it!

Alexa — You crack me up! I can totally picture you proudly walking down your street with raspberry stained lips while your neighbors are swiping your remaining berries.

Thank you for the kind words and the generous link, Fern. Bird by Bird was such a wonderful book to read — and as if we needed any more proof, but there’s garden inspiration to be found everywhere!

Genevieve, thanks for the shout out here, too! My granddad grew raspberries, and someday, when we have some land of our own, I’ll be growing them too! The neighbors will say, as we pass by on our evening walk, our mouths stained like a starlot’s, “There go the Johnsons — looks like they’ve been eating too many raspberries again. Quick, let’s go pick some before they get back!”

I love the info about cleaning pots – almost all my pots have that and I didn’t know you could do anything for it!

I really enjoyed Alexa’s Bird By Bird post, too. That’s one of my favorite books.