Friday 27 July 2018
by Wulf
Comments Off on Summer Prune
The general rule for pruning flowering shrubs is that ones that bloom before mid-summer get pruned once the flowering finish and ones that flower after-midsummer get pruned in the spring. Do check before you rush out with your secateurs but … Continue reading
Saturday 24 March 2018
by Wulf
Comments Off on Seize the Day and Turn Off the Lights
I am glad that I took the opportunity to prune in the garden yesterday. The weather was wonderful and I did the necessary for our dogwoods, blueberries, (live) willow fence and myrtle bush. Although it has stopped raining now, this … Continue reading
Saturday 25 February 2017
by Wulf
Comments Off on The Consequences of Spring
As I mentioned yesterday, spring has definitely arrived in Oxford and lovely it is, too. However, with winter-dormant plants waking up, it does mean that there are certain jobs that need to be attended to in the garden. The key … Continue reading
Friday 2 September 2016
by Wulf
Comments Off on Crab Apple – before and after
In February I gave our John Downie crab apple a fairly heavy and perhaps slightly over-optimistic trim. It got a bit small for a while and then put up a lot of vertical shoots. Darn those growth hormones! Having done … Continue reading
Saturday 14 March 2015
by Wulf
Comments Off on Snip, snip, snip
Mid-March and things are budding in the garden so it was out with the secateurs today to do a bit of pruning before they get too far. Particular targets were our collection of Cornus (Dogwood – beautifully coloured stems giving … Continue reading
Saturday 7 July 2012
by Wulf
Comments Off on Trim
Taking advantage of a break in the rain, Jane and I made an early start this morning and have trimmed our privet hedge. This is a much easier job since my parents gave me their old electric hedge-trimmer. However, we … Continue reading
Monday 3 October 2011
by Wulf
Comments Off on I’ve Got the Power…
I tend to prefer the idea of using good manual tools to throwing electricity into the mix. With an electric tool you have to figure around with power leads or batteries and you are draining power. However, having finally got … Continue reading