western red cedar for sticki

looks beautiful, thanks klahanie! doesnt everything look even better with a blue sky behind!

its a lovely shape

Yes, We have such a warm weather this year. And mostly blue skies. Although it is very dry and all the native plans showing signs of stress. I actually hope for some rain soon.

the rhodedendron next door to here nearly died last spring when we had a very long dry spell

I have to water the rhododendrons (and many other plants) very often. They would not survive the drought we are having now. Most of the plants we are growing are not drought tolerant.
But I do enjoy the warm weather (not usual) we are having right now.