pruning
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Haunted Ivy
Here is the poor, sad cottage in it’s previous “Haunted” stage. As you can see, the ivy was, like so many things, entirely unpruned for years–possibly since it was planted. Here, it is about ten feet tall, and the overhanging canopy of the ivy tree is about ten feet from the fence. At the time…
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Total Spring Explosion, part 3
Do you ever walk into the garden thinking, “I just need to do one thing, and then 5, 6, 7, 8 hours later you’re wandering inside wondering where the day went, having made improvements in the garden that only another gardener would appreciate? Yep, one of those days. It was, apparently, the day for pruning…

