Last year, in August 2024, we planted 120 Paulownias. Of course… August is not exactly the ideal time to plant trees. Lesson learned. So this year we decided to do it properly — planting at the end of winter, when the trees are still dormant and the soil is ready to welcome them. This time the plan was much bigger. Two large fields needed to be planted, and we were aiming for 400 to 500 trees . That required some serious preparation. The Master Plan Before a single hole was dug, there was a plan — a very detailed one. Maaike gathered advice from different sources and combined everything into one large design . Imagine nearly 4 hectares of land drawn on a big sheet of paper, filled with endless circles of different sizes representing different tree species. Each circle carefully numbered, each number linked to a legend explaining what tree would grow there. In the end it was a piece of art. A Wet Spanish Winter The winter of 2025–2026 in Spain was extremely wet. Record-breaking we...