Oh, how I did not want to go to work in the drizzle. Allan was the one who was more determined. I said ok, I will JUST go to prune TWO hydrangeas at Crank’s Roost.
Hydrangea number one
There used to be a matching hydrangea on the left side of the boxwood hedge and arbour, but it mysteriously died. And when I replaced with with a start of the righthand one, it also mysteriously died. This is an issue that I must try to solve as it would look more balanced with two! I am pretty sure the hydrangea is Nikko Blue.
I had sort of forgotten that the two hydrangeas that had gotten much too floppy last year and needed some serious trimming. The second one is to the left of the birdhouse, below.
Hydrangea number two
While checking out the garden, I immediately saw that we had not gotten it as ship shape in the late fall as I thought we had!
oops!
So Allan started tidying up the perennial bed, and before long, I became completely absorbed in the job, weeding and pruning in the woodsy area, and we spent several happy hours there, not even noticing the light drizzle.
after
after
the woodsy garden
The deer have been coming in and eating the tops of the daylily in the foreground. Fortunately, there are plans afoot for the garden to be fenced.
all tidy now
When we left the sheltered garden, the rain and wind were much stronger than we had realized so we bailed out on the rest of the day and had a pleasant late afternoon at home.
The moral of the story is that even if I don’t want to go to work, I will enjoy it when I get there, simply because I love to garden.
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