Banana Man's July08 Hideout.....

Yes the catalpa pretty much covers the end room now :eek:

My aloe is yet to flower but its the green spikey one in the foreground.:thumb:

Shiney's flower.

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=212792&postcount=5

 

Stunning,as always B-M The transformation of your plot is amazing.....:thumb:We really must see it for 'real'

 

Looking good as always, BM.:thumb: Well done.

 

Awsome BM.............Nothing is wind damaged it is obviously well sheltered,and everything is soooooooooo green I mean deep green,and obviously slugs and snails are barred lol.
and the photograper is the BEST........................WELL DONE mate.

Still can't figure out where you park the Scoobie

 

Looks as lush as ever BM.
Just shows what a great job you did in the outset, that you can now leave it to get on with it, without too much intervention:thumb:

 

BM:thumb::thumb: I guess most of us tropic nuts look at yours and think 'if only'

 

:thumb:Wondered where you were BM. First time I've seen the 'before' pic. Never would have guessed that's how it started.

Looking fantastic as always.

cheers

 

Thanks everyone.

I will post up the front garden just as soon as I move my car off it. We have the gas pipes being replaced at the moment in the village and I have hidden my baby away from debris.:D

I had to cut a car shaped hole in the foliage:rolleyes::D

 

Ok so today is a day of mixed feelings.:(:D:(:confused::rolleyes::D:D:thumb:

Overnight

 

Ok so today is a day of mixed feelings.:(:D:(:confused::rolleyes::D:D

 

Overnight the wind has ruined my sculpted beantree from the standard shape I had been nuturing to form a roof over my end room in the garden.

 

As you can see the damage is a ripping as well as a snapping so I am forced to cut deep into the branch span to remove all of the damaged branch.





This is what I was left with:( pretty rubbish with the whole rear side gone.

 

So I took the decision to do something I had thought about some time ago which is to completely renovated the shape.:eek:

First remove the large branch network....





Stand back and check the shape and mutter under your breathe "I can't believe I just did that:eek::(:rolleyes:"

Then go in for a final cut to balance the shape...





I am proper gutted that this is the first year I have had a complete roof for the end room only for it to fail in its first summer. It has taken 7-8 years to get to this point !

But I am pleased with the shape and know that I have done the right thing in turning a negative into an opportunity to improve the shape and enjoy it's progress once more

Don't ya just love gardening:thumb: