tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post7441384128466724575..comments2024-03-17T13:13:51.825-04:00Comments on My Life in Retirement: Projects Never End - part 2Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-39292947050625960962015-09-13T20:58:25.921-04:002015-09-13T20:58:25.921-04:00I have had luck in the past with cutting down yews...I have had luck in the past with cutting down yews and having them come back. These are 40+ years old, so I admit it is a gamble. Worse case, we pull them out next spring. Wish me luck.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-50025297554753282802015-08-25T10:29:24.636-04:002015-08-25T10:29:24.636-04:00Denise, please explain. You cut back those big old...Denise, please explain. You cut back those big old bushes halfway down the wood, and you expect them to come back or are you gambling? I have probably 30+ year old bushes that are so high but if I cut them back more than an inch or so it is all wood. Can I cut them back to a foot high and they will start again? The wood at 1 foot is probably just a few thick branches???SJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213830057779431530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-75552482336845401612015-08-24T13:46:40.309-04:002015-08-24T13:46:40.309-04:00What a difference! I see the pine and the plant in...What a difference! I see the pine and the plant in front seems to be enjoying its new found freedom:)Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-79174478100509178582015-08-24T12:38:24.321-04:002015-08-24T12:38:24.321-04:00My 36 year old son brought home a seedling pine wh...My 36 year old son brought home a seedling pine when he was in first grade. That poor little pine has been mistreated by deer and squirrels but I am not giving up on him.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-55129978443530116242015-08-24T11:45:33.510-04:002015-08-24T11:45:33.510-04:00Look at that little pine! He was swallowed by all ...Look at that little pine! He was swallowed by all of those bushes. Hopefully he can grow nice and tall now. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-89989307929600217262015-08-24T07:12:40.903-04:002015-08-24T07:12:40.903-04:00Thanks for topping by.Thanks for topping by.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-33903566420834549922015-08-24T07:12:22.459-04:002015-08-24T07:12:22.459-04:00It really opens it up. Somewhere around here I ha...It really opens it up. Somewhere around here I have a pic from the 70's when everything was just planted.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-5788750350404426982015-08-23T22:43:45.001-04:002015-08-23T22:43:45.001-04:00I stop in from AM Ramblin...You do have a nice yar...I stop in from AM Ramblin...You do have a nice yard. Coffee is always on at my blog.peppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-68665343457047204172015-08-23T22:17:51.809-04:002015-08-23T22:17:51.809-04:00You couldn't see any of that before.You couldn't see any of that before.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.com