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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

Baking with Peaches (A tart and a cake)

Homemade Pretzels

Broccoli Salad

Cheese Straws (or Cheese Wafers)

Pumpkin Roll - A Tradition At Our House

Lemon Pound Cake

Apples & Peaches

Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberries

Cheddar and Black Pepper Biscuits (King Arthur Flour)

Mediterranean Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes

Chocolate Banana Bread

Cranberry Orange Cookies

Jennifer Jones' Sour Cream Molasses Cake