Not only have I regained the vast space it took up, I'll now be able to pick my damsons without getting stabbed by its thorns, and also my eyes are no longer at risk of a spiky poking when putting compost in the bin. There's a lot more light getting in to the whole area so should be able to grow a whole new array of plant in that patch and extend my cutting flower area.
Whilst I had my loppers and pruning saw out, I took out the viburnum tinus which thought it was a tree rather than a shrub. I inherited it with the house, and have let it be til now, but now that the damson tree at the end of the hedge is much taller, I don't really need it as a privacy screen, so off with its head!
Finished off cutting the hawthorn hedge and reduced its height a bit as well, so all in all, a very good (but prickly) day. When I took my jeans off last night, my legs looked like they'd had a run in with a fleet of hedgehogs.
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| A bit sparse now, but I've rediscovered my dogwoods! Looking forward to my 'new' planting space next spring. |
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