Professional Pruning
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
Wow, Phillip, you have a spectacular rose collection! I'd be happy if I had a single shrub that looked half as good as one of yours. I'm sorry to say that my roses are pathetic. That I don't give them as much water as they need and seldom fertilize them is part of the problem but I suspect they don't much care for my sandy soil either.
ReplyDeleteOh, Goodness, what an explosion of colors! Pure eye candy (and I do hope yours is on the mend!). The sheer volume of your rose collection is impressive, and they all seem perfectly show worthy. My favorite is the jaw dropping 'Radway Sunrise', with "Playboy" a close second. The final video of 'Dublin Bay' Rose and Clematis 'Jackmanii Superba' was particularly good: I love how one of your garden birds added sound effects :-D
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Those are two of my favorites too!
DeleteYour roses are exquisite. 'Lady of Shalott' looks good enough to eat. A cool dreamsicle on a hot summer day.
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely. What is your opinion of 'Olivia Rose'?
ReplyDeleteI hope your eye suffered no lasting damage and that you are already able to garden again. With your garden looking so wonderful, it must be irresistible to get outside to enjoy it.
I have mixed feelings about 'Olivia Rose'. It is not one of my favorite colored roses in the garden. The bush itself seems to go through phases of looking fantastic and then looking less than stellar.
DeleteOuch - that sounds painful. Glad you're feeling better! I used to not be too enamored with roses - I thought they were all leggy and disease prone. And then I discovered shrub roses! Holy moly - you have so many good ones. I bet your garden smells absolutely heavenly!
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, your garden is a rose lovers dream! My roses look best in early June, then they rest a lot until September. I know you are the expert, but I would like to recommend At Last rose. Blooms like crazy all summer, and it’s never the least bit bothered by disease. It’s my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI've heard others say that it is a good one!
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