Race against time
Spring is here. The camellia certainly thinks so.
Camellia just getting going
This means that the grass is going to start growing any minute, and weeds will appear in the patches of bare earth. And I am now having the busiest March for tutoring since 2008 – I am turning people down because I have no space until after the summer exams start. The most important job is still to remove the Leylandii, but I also need to make sure the rest of the garden is as little bother as possible while I carry on with Renovation. So I have cut a straight line across the new lawn, and covered the bare earth section with bits of pond liner and compost bags and a tarpaulin. That should stop any weeds until I have time to dig it over and sow some seed. This won’t be until the autumn at the earliest. Apart from mining the area for additional earth, I can leave it to its own devices until then. Fortunately I correctly chose this week to take off work. The forecast is for dry weather all week, so I hope to get a lot done.
Lawn half covered with tarpaulin
I am carrying out my plan to shorten the middle tree and use it as a support to remove the other two trees. I have removed one of the trees using the same method as I did a few weeks ago, and this week I hope to remove the other two. Then I will still have some roots to dig out of the ground, but when that is done, it will be time to plant the thuja.
Last two Leylandii
The magnolia which I dug up and stuck in a pot is still alive and is just beginning to open its flower buds. I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but it is looking like there will be an amazing show this year. I hope the frosts hold off.