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November 22, 2005
Extreme Gardening, Part 1
I spent the first two days of our home ownership cutting back shrubs—right to the ground. I've been informed by our insurance agent that there were a number of very pretty flowering trees and shrubs across the front of the house. I don't want to know, and I'm not waiting to spring, when I'd see them and surely say, "I wonder if there's a way to save this?" They have to go, all of them. The lilacs growing next to (and even into) the foundation, the small elms a mere three feet from the house, and the three other unidentified trees that have caused the deck to develop an unsightly (and surely unsafe) bulge.
Before
Thus far, the shrubs and smaller trees have been removed. The caragana hedge across the front and sides will stay, but will be trimmed back considerably come spring. We've still got five large trees to come out, plus the large elm outside the master bedroom window.
I'm sure that I've given the neighbours a wonderful first impression, having spent the first couple of days of our ownership in the midst of tangled hedge, in weather that was humid, windy, and -10C. By the time I was finished, I had Medusa-like hair and was covered in twigs, bark bits, sawdust, and a few scratches. What a wonderful first impression.
After
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