I am beginning my annual cold-weather pastime of planning for next spring's planting. We have to replace a cherry and apple that didn't make it this year, and many of the redcedars killed by the tree-eating puppy. I also want to add to our front hedge - more roses (hip producing) as well as St. John's Wort. I want a number of medicinal herbs in the front hedgerow eventually.
Hawthorn is another medicinal I want to add. It will go into one of the side hedgerows.
We have an area that gets runoff from our big barn roof. It is also blessed with good soil. That will become our pecan orchard. Pecans can benefit from a bit of extra rainfall and should perform well there. Their shade will, in turn, help to cool the barn in summer, eventually. Pecans are the only nut I can eat. I am allergic to most nuts, but thankfully not pecans.
If money allows, I want to plant grapes, blueberries, hardy kiwis, and more raspberries. And if money REALLY allows, I want to start installing raised beds for a veggie garden expansion.
Ah, the dreams of spring...