This blog is out of order...just couldn't get to it until now. The 2 willows around the pond are out of control. We prune them back every year and it only encourages them. They've taken over. By the end of this summer they were literally 10 feet tall and covering the pond, the rocks and my big pot of marigolds.
If you look at the upper right hand corner of this photo you will see twigs shooting skyward.
Here's the view from the top. We decided to pretty much start over at square one. We got out our pruners, loppers, saws and spent an entire day working on the 2 bushes.
Here's the carnage. We had to drag all of this into the street and down the block. A neighbor said he would dispose of the branches for us....how fortunate.
Yep, we got radical. They may or may not revive next spring.
Not much left.
Hey, we didn't know we had so many rocks and now you can see the pot of marigolds! It's the bare polar bear. Hope we aren't sorry. 
1 comment:
I said "son put your hand on your head"...he said "there's no hair"! -wow what a hair cut! Don't get me wrong those bushes needed a good chop, they were taking over everything. I too hope it comes back...but I'm pretty sure that a bush that grows like that won't had a problem reviving itself ;)
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