The clocks have now gone back, and we have much shorter days to work in our plots. At Driftwood, the big autumn clear-up is well under way now, after having to hold fire a little due to the recent TV location filming. The large conifer at the top of the garden had grown really large and needed a trim to bring it back down to size.
In all the 20 years we have lived here, I have only had it professionally cut by a tree surgeon once. I contacted the same guys and they returned recently to cut out the top and thin it out. I’m very fortunate in that my neighbour allowed access on her side too, to ensure it had an all-round trim.
I’m really pleased with the finished job and the tree looks much better sitting in the landscape at its new height. With the nights closing in earlier now, it’s quite nice to sit in the garden room watching the TV in the evening with the patio lights on outside. You can see how pretty it looks still, despite the time of year.
More importantly, we can still enjoy it from the inside looking out now it’s getting too cold to sit out and appreciate it all. It is never cheap installing outdoor lights, but I’m certainly pleased I made the decision to put them in at the time the patio was created back in 2021. Another task in the clear-up is to cut back the large grapevine growing on the side of the shed along with a second one at the top of the garden on the side of the garden studio.
There had been so many small grapes growing, as I had mentioned a few.