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Tag Archives: pruning
272/366: professional pittosporum pruning
After the western side was severely pruned yesterday, the job continued with work on the variegated pittosporums on the eastern side, which were in need of drastic action. Though I had managed to keep one of them pruned, the others … Continue reading
270/366: pre-lopping pix
When human beings go in for cosmetic surgery, there are often “before” photos. Major work is due to happen in our garden tomorrow, so here are my garden’s “before” photos, showing some rather overgrown trees. The worst part is, we … Continue reading
260/366: practically perfect pruning
One of the variegated pittosporums in the backyard is manageable as far as pruning goes, although I let this one get a little out of control over winter. Although my husband is taller and has a longer reach, I decided … Continue reading
255/366: how my garden equates with eating an elephant
Let me start by saying I would never actually eat an elephant, nor would I wish to. It is merely a metaphor. How would you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. This is how I approach my garden. … Continue reading
238/366: conifer modification plan
The huge conifers down the western side of the back yard have become a problem. While we grew them in the first place to provide shade from the hot afternoon sun in summer, we never realised how large they would … Continue reading
226/366: cyclone sandi
The Cyclone Sandi to which I make reference is a non-meteorological one. It relates to the mess I have made of the patio. As I mentioned the other day, all I was going to do was put some more pebbles … Continue reading
146/366: our first tree
On this day, way back in 1985, we planted our first tree on our almost one third of an acre property. Our house was a shell on a paddock in those days, and I love looking at the old photos … Continue reading
98/366: protecting the maple
Autumn is here, apart from this unseasonal lovely warm weather, so I am expecting the hues of the trees to change in the next month or so. Back in 2009 when we planted the third weeping Japanese maple (Inaba Shidare), … Continue reading
92/366: greenstead not so magnificent
Another problem caused by our extended trip overseas in 2011 came in the form of the lovely little Greenstead Magnificent in the back yard being swamped by the ubiquitous seaside daisy.If I had remembered that I had planted it there, … Continue reading
