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From Haugesund. With 3 children and a husband who's seemingly constantly away on business, I garden like it could save my life - and it probably does!
Mid Winter 2020
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Early Spring 2017
Mid Winter 2020
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Early Spring 2017
I know its natural shape is about as wide as it is tall, but that just wasn't right for me nor the other stuff in the border. Over the years I've used hessian to tie it together and lead it upwards, and I think it has worked really well. The birds absolutely love it too.
I love it 😍 hope mine gets like that !
You are the queen of beautifully shaped trees for sure 👍 mine is quite wide but I keep raising the crown and trimming round the edges.. also have to pop a bucket in to stop the pigeons nesting !
Wow, @icedance , I haven't seen the pigeons attempting to nest in mine, but that could be due to all the noisy children running around😜But yesterday I did see a sparrow carrying building materials into the holly - exciting times!
Sadly my once noisy two no longer run round the garden but now have a couple of rampaging puppy dogs which have so far put them off 🤞🤞 would be very happy with Sparrows though how lovely for you 🙂
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Should I worry about this? It doesn't bother me visually, but if it is weakening the plant, I will remove the affected branch.
Thanks @cyndi. Good thing I brought neem oil home from my Florida holiday, as it isn't sold here. All I need now is a few moments without rain...
I have several bottles now, @cyndi so I am all set for quite a while. But I'll buy more anyway, when I go to Washington DC this March.
Interesting looking fungus! I would personally consider removing the branch, as it’s got fungus growing already this to me would be a sign that something else is occurring inside the branch - the bark looks split too and it may already be dead wood, only way to find out is see if any buds break on it in the spring or if it remains bare 🤔
I think it looks quite decorative @richard.spicer.7906, but you are right about the split, and it worries me a little. Probably wouldn't hurt to remove that one branch just in case. I'll take a closer look during daylight and make up my mind. Maybe squirt a little Neem oil as well, in case this stormy weather has helped it spread spores everywhere.