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I rarely resort to hiring help in the garden but I'm learning that sometimes it is wise to do so and worth every penny. Case in point - some hideous out-of-control trees that were beyond my ability to deal with. If I were smarter, I would have tackled these issues from the beginning but I didn't know better. The first is a pear tree that was planted along the back fence line. I've worked on this for the past several years, every year with the intent of reducing the height or possibly removing it altogether. As you can see in the photo, I had cut back everything but three limbs and finally realized that it would be dangerous for me to try and bring them down. The limbs grow straight up into the air and the remaining three are about 20 feet tall.  After -- there is a hole in the sky view but the tree should fill in nicely for a good screen and I can keep it trimmed down from this point forward. Farther down along the fence line, and the view from the deck, are two massive pho

Rusty Remnants

hydrangeas  
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. There is a lot of this rust in my garden right now. Someone turned off the rain.

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  2. I love hydrangeas even when they've finished blooming--so beautiful!

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  3. The leaves still look good. I know people elsewhere are going to hate me for saying this but I bet all your garden looks good because of the rain this year.

    It came a shower earlier today here and is thundering again now!

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  4. David, this is wettest summer I can remember, but I'm not complaining.

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  5. That is so beautiful...like warm, glowing embers!

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  6. I, too, think they still look lovely this way, though it is perhaps a bit too early for such fall-like colors.

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  7. I must have this hydrangea, Phillip! What is it? And does it do well in dappled shade?

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  8. I must have this hydrangea, Phillip! What is it? And does it do well in dappled shade?

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  9. (Oops, I may have double-posted under my son's acct + my acct ... sorry about that.)

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  10. Gorgeous! Hydrangeas just keep adding beauty to the garden!

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  11. Beautiful! I love the light in this photo. :o)

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