With all the windy weather I wasn't out to check on the development of the pussy willows. I almost missed the budding of them. The sucker branches at the bottom are behind the main tree so I could havest some of these.
I usually bring in branches and keep them long enough that they start putting out leaves and roots. They were always a novelty to me as I never had a plant of it of my own. This new property of ours came with the pussy willow bush.
I spent two different mornings trimming back five different rose bushes. I had about five containers of these as I worked. I do have the scratches on my body proving that it is a dangerous job. I had three other bushes that I had deadheaded last fall so they won't need much pruning.
My roses were planted by a previous owner. These three will look better when the leaf out but I am thinking I may need to start to replace them with newer bushes. When you buy in on someone else's gardens you can't know how old things are. The previous owner was here eleven years and he did build the flower bed and rock garden bed with a raised brick wall. The trailer is my new permanent lawn ornament as he stores his wood for his project in the trailer.
Our weather was warm and windy yesterday and today we dropped into cold temps. We will be out for church this morning and meet friends for at a sandwich place. It actually will be colder by that time.
Thanks for stopping by today.
2 comments:
The roses will benefit from the pruning!
I can't wait to be able to get out and look for pussy willows! I always enjoy seeing them in the spring.
I don't know enough about roses, though one day I wouldn't mind having at least one rose bush.
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