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  1. Paladin

    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    I know you shouldn't laugh...but the absent owner left instructions for the tree surgeons to...
    "Top the hedge and shape the tree"
    We found this this afternoon after they had gone:hehe:
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    Tidy job to be fair !:hehe:
     
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    The hedge looks nice :) Ooooh to be a fly on that tree when they come home..
     
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    Naylors Ark Struggling to tame her French acres.

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    Reminds me of most of the hairdressers I've met.:cool:
     
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    They did say 'top the tree and shape the hedge' didn't they :D
     
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    Sorry, I don't get the joke. Why did they do that to the tree?
     
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    :oops: Oh my gosh.... :flag: I wouldn't fancy being in the tree surgeons boots when they come home & see that.........!!!!!!!!!
    :dh: That is certainly topping the tree & shaping the hedge.......!!!!! :hehe::oops: It will not be cheap to replace & put right either either...!!!!!!! A hard lesson will be learn't there I think Pal....!!
    :help: Make sure the person reading the note is not Dyslexic....!!!!!!!!! :dh: :(
     
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  9. Paladin

    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    BTW...It was a magnificent Willow at 10am:dh:
     
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    Fortunately it is a willow. They can recover pretty quickly from over enthusiastic pruning and it won't be too long before it looks OK.

    I would be in tears if it was my garden. :mad:
     
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    Well OK.... Willow or not I would be seething if it was me to be honest..!!!!! Following basic instructions is any tradesman's open door.....!!!!:doh: Good greif...!!!
     
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    I like the dip they cut in the hedge top so you can see the tree in the distance :hehe:
     
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    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    The hedge is now a fifty metre scalloped topped feature....:hehe:

     
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  14. Paladin

    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    Same 'Stump'....Hadn't noticed the roots until today...I wonder what their mower looks like:doh:
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    They could always plant bulbs between the roots :hehe:
     
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