Meanwhile back at the Ranch..
..we had one of Those days...
We hired a man with a van friend..to go to the DIY shop with hubby to get the roofing and pellet fire.
Got this completely carboarded up fire on a pallet..got it back home..unpacked it and there is a great big crack across the glass...:slaps:...hubby was suicidal.
The number of times we have Sworn Never to buy anything in Spain without opening all the packaging and checking...:no:..and we still get caught out.
Soooo..we ended up having to phone friends back and return it. Waste of time and money.
They ended up taking the glass out of another fire and giving him That..:no:....I've given him the rest of the day off..he doesn't Do stress now.
You bet Mossy, I have three huge ones that I have been training for about 10 years. Nothing but birds can deal with it.
Yup.
I'll be hedging it around the fenced areas..it might take a few years..but there is no hurry..it just puts an extra layer of protection in..as well as being absolutely Stunning when it flowers.
The key to them is neglect, they do not like pampering and will not do well if you overwater or overfeed, but they can handle the monsoon season fine.
Excellent to Know.
I Tend to Pamper things I Want to grow and they don't all appreciate it.
I had to find that out about Lavender too..treat them like crap..and they Love you..
I am brutal with mine to keep them managable, but at 12 feet tall the fk'ers never fail to get me back when I am pruning.
I got a New Tool from the auctions a few weeks back..hedge trimmer..to start to tackle the canes/reeds..so I will be clipping back hard and hedging too.
I'll run a thread of Jasmine through them..so I get adorable smell too....can't get enough Linalool...
Damn thorns hurt like hell!
Everything here is thorny..I've been chopping the orange wood to dry for smoking and I'm full of puncture marks.
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