First cut

I love it that the days are getting longer, and that spring feeling is definitely in the air.

We woke this morning to another beautiful sunny day. ‘Let’s do some gardening’ I enthusiastically said to Brian. It took him a moment to shift his mind to doing garden work, but he was soon thinking about some gardening jobs he also wanted to do. Firstly, he wanted to cut the elders down, before they get too unruly. It’s a much simpler task this time of year, as they’re just spindly sticks.

Job finished, he then came and helped me with some pruning. The roses were definitely in need of a prune, as was the wisteria.

We tried pruning the big rose with ladders, but Brian soon gave up on them and hung out of the window instead, with me directing from below. I love this rose, its rich, red colour looks really elegant against the white stone.

The sun was still just hanging in there around the back of the house, so I quickly prepared us a ‘spot of lunch’ to enjoy in the patio area.

Last job for the day was to give the lawn its first trim of the year. It wasn’t a perfect cut, but it tidied it up, and starts the year off right. I was pleased we had got some jobs done in the garden, it makes it feel fresh again.