{"id":4228,"date":"2016-09-02T14:54:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T13:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/test\/test\/?p=4228"},"modified":"2016-09-02T14:54:52","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T13:54:52","slug":"prune-the-verb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalwanderings.co.uk\/test\/prune-the-verb\/","title":{"rendered":"Prune, the verb"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a love \/ hate feeling towards pruning. I love the idea of doing it, tidying up a tree or bush knowing that it’ll look nicer and, with luck, more bountiful. Today I stood in front of our apricot tree, armed with a two kinds of loppers (the saw kind and the snipping kind), a pair of secateurs, a ladder and a copy of the RHS’ Pruning and Training book.\u00a0 This book is full of amazing photos, diagrams, instructions and advice. It makes pruning look a doddle. I read the book and look at the tree. I do this a few times. Reading the book I know what to do, looking at the tree I am completely fazed. So I start by cutting away the weak branches, the overlapping ones, the downward ones and the inward growing ones. The tree now needs the proper prune. I read the book and look at the tree. Hmmm. Part of the problem is I didn’t prune it last year. Anyway, I brave the wobbly ladder and 30 minutes later, with only minor cuts to one wrist and a little saga when a wasp flew up my skirt, there is a huge pile of branches and leaves on the ground. One pruned tree.<\/p>\n

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I have no idea if I have done the right thing. Time to tackle the others…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a love \/ hate feeling towards pruning. I love the idea of doing it, tidying up a tree or bush knowing that it’ll look nicer and, with luck, more bountiful. Today I stood in front of our apricot tree, armed with a two kinds of loppers (the saw kind and the snipping kind), a pair of secateurs, a ladder and a copy of the RHS’ Pruning and Training book.\u00a0 This book is full of amazing photos, diagrams, instructions…<\/p>\n

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