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Friday, January 22, 2010

Front Garden Findings

We have entirely filled one skip and cleared less than one half of the front garden. I cannot express how shocked I am by this – it’s like a temperate rainforest moved in while my back was turned!

So we’re going to need another skip – at least. And the process of clearing away all the rampant ivy, winter jasmine, summer jasmine, holly seedlings (they are everywhere and extremely painful if you happen to grasp one without realising it’s in the middle of a clump of ivy) and associated detritus, I have found a rather nice skimmia that I thought had died …

Yes, I’m aware how terrible a gardener that makes me appear – but the ivy has crept over a low wall and is, in places, clumped about a foot high – and the little skimmia is lurking under what was a canopy of ivy. Now it’s been cleared around and trimmed back a bit, it gives a nice little focal point.

I wonder what else is hidden from present view in the un-tackled half of the wilderness?

Labels: front gardens, garden clearance, skimmia, winter shrubs

The All Seasons Gardener at 6:09 AM

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