“As long as you’re not putting all your eggs in one basket,” Mason said.
“Don’t worry,” I said, “that’s not the case. Philip is probably the most talented investor I’ve ever known, and even with all that liquidating, we’re still more diversified than I would have thought possible.”
“Mason,” Philip said, “do you think it’ll be possible to complete this project by spring?”
“Perhaps not the entire center,” Mason said, “but certainly the nursery/hardware operation could be up and running by then.”
“Good,” Philip said. “I’d like to see at least that portion of the project operating by then so it can take full advantage of all those homeowners looking for plants and shrubs at that time of the year.”
“We’ll make the garden center phase one,” Mason said, “and focus on completing it before we
