18 October 2018

Extreme Pruning



the trees are still laden with apples

The weather here has been beautiful over the last couple of days so Paul has been busy in the garden.  Yesterday morning he did some serious pruning, harsh but very necessary.  There are some established shrubs and roses buried beneath the ivy here and many have grown to a great height.  Hopefully they will put up some new shoots in the Spring and we will be able to see exactly what we have here.

I found this brick pillar buried beneath layers of ivy
Apart from several rose bushes, honeysuckle, japonica and hydrangeas there are several plants and shrubs that we are not familiar with.  Any suggestions?







18 comments:

  1. It looks like you've reached a magical adventure garden.

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  2. Fascinating garden by the looks of it but a lot of hard work. You are sensible to tackle some of it while the weather holds. No idea what those shrubs are - not enough shape, leaf, berry etc for me to hazard a guess.

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  3. What a wonderfu property you have bought. Was it a deceased estate? It appears to have been unloved.

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    1. Very neglected, an elderly lady in a nursing home.

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  4. I have some serious Apple tree pruning to do over winter. My Reine de Reinette has grown very tall and needs to be brought to earth. The problem is all the detritus. Good luck to Paul.

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    1. We might be having a very big bonfire soon.

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  5. Paul should slow down so that he can spin it out for longer. Go out and explore while the weather is good. Plenty of time in winter to prune.

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    1. Impossible to get Paul to slow down. At least I managed to persuade him to use a gardener to cut the hedge.

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  6. That brick pillar is crying out for a statue on it ...or maybe a bird bath!

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    1. This garden isn't posh enough for statues!

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    2. Perhaps a large plastic gnome with a fishing rod then.

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  7. That last plant we have in our garden but I don't know what it is though. We bought it among a job lot in spring to add a bit of height and it lost it's label. It has then taken three months for the buds to open and is now looking the same as yours. I have never seen it before having it here this year. No help to you but I was just amazed to see our mystery plant in your garden.

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    1. I shall just call it Carol's Mystery Plant from now on.

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  8. Any suggestions? Until the plants are revitalised in the spring, it's hard to tell what they are. You could go to a Radio 4 recording of "Gardeners' Question Time" and ask the experts.

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    1. We shall be patient and wait to see what happens in springtime.

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