Good prune

The day had started a bit grey and was a little damp and chilly, but I was keen to tidy up my Christmas bulb pots, and redo them with some spring bulbs. So I popped outside and enjoyed having a bit of a tidy up. I sorted out some hyacinths and mini daffodils for one of my old tureens, and repotted some more hyacinths in a pot to go in the hallway.

The day brightened as I worked, and I decided to start to clean up around an old sewing table I had positioned near the barn. It certainly looked neater when I’d finished. With that done, I thought I’d prune the rather unruly rose bush that greets you as you drive into the courtyard. As it’s raised, it creates a beautiful place to sit under in the summer. We position a bench under it and the branches of the bush produce lots of natural shade.

I’ve given it a really good prune, so fingers crossed it will flourish this year.