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Phaedra
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It's a wise choice to get three days off, and I feel much better with more sufficient rest.
After moving in this property for 6 years, we finally hired a company to cut our hedge. It just simply went wild, and DH has no way to properly cut a hedge which is already close to 4 meters.
Right side is before, and left side is after XD
The hedge is more or less done, and we are so surprised that how much brighter it is now. Today will be the second day of their work, and they will also cut two dead trees in another side of the garden.
While they were working on the hedge, I also finished some cutting back work and sent 6 bags of debris to the compost. After a pretty wet year, perennials established pretty well.
Asters are now in a monster shape, I have to take some as cut flowers for releasing more space. Other shorter plants have a hard time to compete with them.
But they are so pretty and low maintenance. I did cut them half in the summer, which resulted in a much more robust and bushier form. They are still something close to 80cm height, but need no additional support. The number of flowers is also more impressive than previous years. I should have done the same to MUMs - I didn't, and now most of the MUMs are a bit too leggy.
Another interesting experiment this year - I sprinkled seeds that I don't want to grow seriously any longer in front of one chicken coop. Some are growing very well, including beetroots, lettuce, and chicory (I heard it's a bit bitter, DH and DD won't try them, so...). I will take some more photos today and update again. Overall, it's a very interesting experiment, and I will 100% do that again and again in the future.
After moving in this property for 6 years, we finally hired a company to cut our hedge. It just simply went wild, and DH has no way to properly cut a hedge which is already close to 4 meters.
Right side is before, and left side is after XD
The hedge is more or less done, and we are so surprised that how much brighter it is now. Today will be the second day of their work, and they will also cut two dead trees in another side of the garden.
While they were working on the hedge, I also finished some cutting back work and sent 6 bags of debris to the compost. After a pretty wet year, perennials established pretty well.
Asters are now in a monster shape, I have to take some as cut flowers for releasing more space. Other shorter plants have a hard time to compete with them.
But they are so pretty and low maintenance. I did cut them half in the summer, which resulted in a much more robust and bushier form. They are still something close to 80cm height, but need no additional support. The number of flowers is also more impressive than previous years. I should have done the same to MUMs - I didn't, and now most of the MUMs are a bit too leggy.
Another interesting experiment this year - I sprinkled seeds that I don't want to grow seriously any longer in front of one chicken coop. Some are growing very well, including beetroots, lettuce, and chicory (I heard it's a bit bitter, DH and DD won't try them, so...). I will take some more photos today and update again. Overall, it's a very interesting experiment, and I will 100% do that again and again in the future.
