Thursday, 18 April 2019

Hard Pruning of the Garden

I've neglected the garden this and last year, and my 20-year old shrubs are rather too mature for a small garden...




The garden slopes down to the house, and is mostly sun and wind exposed, so quite dry... Perfect for Lavenders, rosemary, hebe.... I'd be happy just for a garden of those. On the shady side I have some conifers, heathers, ivy, ferns... I used to have the back-up National Hosta Collection, but it wasn't really practical in my dry garden... A few still survive.

I used to get a lot of slug damage, but now they've moved out, and it's mostly snails...

I've taken out two carloads to the tip today... Lots more to do...

I think I have to be cruel, and decide that one shrub goes each year... but which one do I start with?!

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