Apr 29 2020

Shine Bright Like A Diamond

In an attempt to get into a routine of posting on the blog again I thought I’d share this Rhododendron Blue Diamond here.

You’ll notice the one branch at the front without flowers. It’s a weak branch which gets weaker every year. There is a very thin live vein on it and I had removed the flowers from it for the last few years to try and strengthen it with no joy. Enough was enough. It had its chance so time to remove and redesign.

And then past peak with dead flowers showing.

The ideal time to remove the flowers and more importantly the little seed pods at their centre.

Structural pruning

After pruning and set for the post flowering flush. You’d hardly notice the front branch at the main apex gone. A few bits wired to fill the gap.

Below is how the tree came to me in 2002.

Apr 20 2020

Isolation Trees

I’ve been neglecting my blog. I appear to get sucked down the Instagram vortex on a daily basis and poor old WordPress takes a back seat. I must do better. This blog is a great way of tracking the progression of my own trees and if I don’t post them, what goods that !?

So, here’s some photos taken during covid19 isolation. Also available on Instagram 🙄🙈