[PotD] My hands are still covered in dirt...

[moonvoice]

Met one of the new nextdoor neighbours today, really lovely.
The hedge needed pruning.
This was never meant to be a hedge,
but the landscape architects made a mistake and put in plants that
normally have a 5 x 8 metre spread.

So, hedging it is!!!


Before - Apologies for the over-exposure!





After - It is a general rule of thumb that hedges never look nicest immediately after being hedged. Best to wait a week. But I couldn't be assed.




I'm going to need a hacksaw to add to my shears and my secateurs. And I am absolutely scratched to shit, since I am not a neat hedger, and I walk all over my plants. Also! For people who don't believe that local natives can be hedged - ta dah! This is a variety of Melaleuca. One of the best hedges I've ever seen, and smells of beautiful, sweet eucalyptus. Not only that, but a more diligent hedger could get some really lovely topiary out of these.

ETA: Yes, that is indeed a Macrozamia in our front garden. The other plants in the understorey are Hibbertia - the most cheerful of flowers!

Comments

Hedge hedge hedge

[azhure]

The word hedge now sounds really weird ;)

It's looking marvellous!

Re: Hedge hedge hedge

[moonvoice]

The word hedge is awesome. It's like 'I hedged this hedge by hedging this hedge.' Okay, you're right, now it does sound weird.

[calissa]

I think you've done a remarkably neat job. It must have been hard going.

Also, a hedge that smells of eucalyptus is by nature made of win.

[moonvoice]

It is hard going! I got Glen to help me with it for the first time about two months ago and he was surprised at how much work even a mostly controlled hedge is (I've been shaping it for three years now, so it's always just general maintenance and it's not like I'm starting from scratch). But I do it in the morning with my gloves and my hat and it's not too bad.

I always sleep really well afterwards! Lol.

It does smell beautiful. And being a paperbark, we are now starting to see the awesome curls of papery bark on the more mature base of the shrubs, I might collect some at some point.