I was thinking about how like everything else, gardening has gotten way more complicated than it needs to be. The array of soils and products for one's plants is mind-boggling. I wonder how it is that pioneers planted food crops, flowers and trees over a hundred years ago wherever they settled without all of these products. I never would have planted one and I don't know who did but the pussywillow in my yard is an amazing plant. It is 12 feet tall and has survived both 0 and high-90 temps without any fuss. Right now, it is covered with blossoms. The bees, birds and squirrels love it.