Summer Wrap Up - Part 2

We've done some major pruning around our property since July. More like logging. We weren't able to do much yard work last Fall due to several bouts of illness in the family. So the little Farm was pretty much overgrown.

Overgrown

Pruned

Overgrown wisteria around the power pole

Removed the entire wisteria plant

Wisteria infestation in the walnut tree

Broken walnut branch

Preparing to remove the broken branch(es)

Branch removed! 

The overgrowth was taking over the house! It felt so good to prune away what we could handle - branches touching the roof, the large wisteria infested branch in the walnut tree (one of three by the way!), and other dead and dying vegetation. It's really helped slow down the spiders. And it's been a breath of fresh air to our spirits as well!

A week ago we took out some more trees, smaller ones this time.

Dying weeping cherry

Taking down the weeping cherry 

Logging the weeping cherry

"Timber!"

This area will become my new winter garden area.

A new start!

Weeping cherry - dead heart wood

Hollowing out the weeping cherry - to be upcycled as planters.