<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tree-walkMay20.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-6298" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/tree-walkMay20-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>I worry about the piece of garden bordering the drive because it is supposed to look a little wild but not totally unkempt. Getting the balance right is troublesome. I weed out the nettles but leave the self sown forget-me-nots and red campion.

I heard on Radio 4 Gardeners Question Time that if you have a neat grass border people don't notice the quality of the lawn or what's around it.

With this in mind I sharpened up the lawn edge and this whole area looked a lot better. As Monty Don would say "green is colour in the garden" and there's plenty of green here.

The dead shrub which I cut down last week has now been totally removed. I was prepared for a long struggle and gathered together a pick axe, chain saw, spade, and sledge hammer. After digging around the trunk and cutting through the thicker roots it seemed fairly immovable. Then I took the sledgehammer to it and within minutes I'd shaken it to it's core and then pulled it over.

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