Some things are difficult for me to do; throwing things away, cleaning out the closet, pruning and taking out overgrown plants. Today was a big day. I started the day pruning the Lady Banks rose and ended by cutting down the mountain laurel growing in the front garden. You can see the stump here. It was the right thing to do. I planted it when I didn't know any better. A small slow growing tree. It ended up not being slow growing enough and not small. It was leaning over, struggling under the vigorous Lady Banks. Plants underneath withered and died.
It impeded the view when we came in through the front gate.
Its low growing branches covered over rocks.
There is still more rose pruning to do.
I will have to decide whether to remove the sharply angled branch, and there is a hole to fill where the laurel grew. All in all I am a lot happier to have this tree out of the way. I will just have to enjoy its fragrance and bloom outside my walls.
Some things are difficult for me to do; throwing things away, cleaning out the closet, pruning and taking out overgrown plants. Today was a big day. I started the day pruning the Lady Banks rose and ended by cutting down the mountain laurel growing in the front garden. You can see the stump here. It was the right thing to do. I planted it when I didn't know any better. A small slow growing tree. It ended up not being slow growing enough and not small. It was leaning over, struggling under the vigorous Lady Banks. Plants underneath withered and died.
It impeded the view when we came in through the front gate. 
Its low growing branches covered over rocks.
There is still more rose pruning to do.
I will have to decide whether to remove the sharply angled branch, and there is a hole to fill where the laurel grew. All in all I am a lot happier to have this tree out of the way. I will just have to enjoy its fragrance and bloom outside my walls.
