Comes around very quickly!

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I do think about this tree pruning time with trepidation……although Ray has reached 69years and has much experience under his belt,I do wonder how much longer he will be able to do this.It actually was his 69th on the day he was cutting our trees,so we decided to buy a cup cake with a candle and served it with his tea break!.

The first photo shows the trees as they were before the cut…….the Forsythia and Kerria are a problem as they grow through the trees and have become very high.

22 Oct, 2016
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Jenlewis

Made me feel giddy just seeing him up there :-). A job well done. Hope you sang happy birthday to go with the cupcake and tea.

22 Oct, 2016

Petaltracey

Ccrumbs Julia... How tall is that hedge?

22 Oct, 2016

Klahanie

Looks very nice after the trim.

22 Oct, 2016

Wildrose

My word, that hedge is quite a challenge! I think he earned his cup cake!! He made a wonderful, neat job of it.

22 Oct, 2016

Paulspatch

It's a bigger job than I'd want to undertake at any age!
It would take more than a cup cake with a candle to get me up that ladder and trim that monster!!!!! but, he's done a very good job!

22 Oct, 2016

Michaella2000

I take my hat off to him. Well done!

23 Oct, 2016

Steragram

Wow, you wouldn't get either me or OH up there, and wouldn't have when we were 69 either...! I remember from another year what a fantastic job he makes of it.

23 Oct, 2016

Callie1914

Well done Ray, I could never do that.

23 Oct, 2016

Lincslass

Oh gosh that would be a nightmare here as my hubby is scared of heights, well done on getting the job done..

23 Oct, 2016

Sandra

Wow....happy birthday Ray...that's one hell of a hedge!

24 Oct, 2016

Dawnsaunt

Blimey! Dare I say, albeit a beautiful hedge, maybe think about having it removed as a 70th birthday present to Ray, to take the stress out of it. I know the feeling as we have a similar big hedge that needs to come out.

25 Oct, 2016

Dawnsaunt

I know exactly what you mean Julia, privacy is so important, we have conifers at our front, they are not tall and we would love to have them out and replace with something else but they do a fantastic job.

27 Oct, 2016

Stroller

Crikey this gives me a nose bleed just looking at Ray up that ladder, but must admit once its all trimmed it gives a lovely backdrop to your planting.

28 Oct, 2016

Dawnsaunt

We all have something that aggravates us. We need to do our hedges too, it's th clearing up and disposing of the waste that takes the time.

3 Nov, 2016