This week

The weather has taken a turn back to grey and a bit colder, though not as bad as in some parts of the country, but definitely NOT summertime climate. Oh well, there's nothing can be done about it, and what can't be cured must be endured.

 Been catching up with garden chores, I started to prune a Vibirnum bush, but when I finished it looked so awful, with bare stems and looking like an overgrown mop, so I sawed it down as far as I could, I shall have to wait till Martin [son in law] comes over to take it right down.  The whole area here was overgrown, I'd ignored it hoping it would just go away, but of course it hasn't so I thought I'd try and do something about it, the photograph below shows the  travesty of my poor Iceberg rose, who has struggled to bloom despite the f the Vibirnum almost completely enveloping it,  and behind a green/gold Eunonymous  behind it that has lost it's lustre a bit through lack of daylight.
There are  Pine trees behind again and forming a canopy above,   I don't want to cut the pine trees, as, apart from being quite a task, they're a haven for the birds, so I'll just have to keep on top of underneath, if  that makes sense. :-)
I have to renovate the fence at the side,  so I have plenty to do to keep me busy, not forgetting the fence preservative I bought about a month ago, and haven't yet got round to painting on yet.

While I was out in the garden the other day I got bitten round the ankles but some mozzies, I took a Piriton anti histamine as the itch was driving me crazy, I forgot that Piriton doesn't agree with me,  I was so tired and totally out of sorts, sleeping for two hours yesterday afternoon and was  still tired in the evening, it took till this morning for the effects to wear off,
I managed to get the lawns cut this evening, so we'll see what I can get done tomorrow.

Thank you for visiting and please come back, Arlene, Tango and Ruby