Friday 10 July 2009

Hacking Away.

Nothing to do with dodgy journalistic practises on this occasion. I have been at work again hacking down overgrown bushes at Wyndham road and I wondered which genius first decided that having bushes like Buddlia's in your garden was a good idea. The things flower for a short period and look great but the rest of the time seem to grow a foot every time your back is turned. Unless you keep a tight rein on them you have all the bother of cutting them down and trying to dispose of the branches, not a difficult job in the days when every good gardener had a regular bonfire but a lot less easy in these pollution concious days when bonfires are frowned upon, when not outright illegal. A chopped up Buddlia takes up your Wheelie bin in no time at all and its not always easy to find transport to take the stuff to the tip.

My answer eliminate the pesky bushes before they take over your garden and your life.

1 comment:

silverton siren said...

One of the joys of living in the South West I find!! Since moving from the London suburbs, we have noticed how much quicker everything grows here (obvious, really) - so much rain alternated with bits of occasional sun seem to make everything shoot up - particularly during May. Last year we went on holiday for three weeks in the middle of May and when we returned, the garden looked as though we'd been away three months! Buddleias are a pain, I agree, but beautiful plants, particularly the dark mauve ones.