No, not my hair, although I did get about 4 inches cut off the bottom, my summer look, thank you for asking.
No, I am talking about the Lindens or Tilias, in my Lime Walk.
When I was picking up my trees at Yesterdays Garden in early May, I asked the owner, Karen, if it was too late to prune them this year. She said no, as long as they were pruned very soon, Tilias do not bleed like maples or birch.
So when my father came to visit, and I put him to work. He grew up on a grape farm in Niagara, so was well used to pruning. Pleaching, looks a lot like the way grape vines grow, trained horizontally, and pruned to buds. I am hoping to start the lowest branch of the Tilias at six feet.
So I got him some secateurs and he set to work.
You can see how low this tree branches.
I like to see a man, intent on his (my) work, lol.
All done! Hey, how come I have to pick up the branches, oh well, I guess it is a small price to pay.
I am a floral designer living in a tiny condo in downtown Toronto, Canada's largest city. But on the weekend, I am a gardener/frustrated architect trying to keep up with a 3/4 acre garden in Owen Sound, Ontario, a warm (to Canadians, Zone 5b, and a cold (to Americans, Zone 4b) garden.
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