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Trimming the Bay
Latest post from MARKSVEGPLOT – a blog about food and gardening in England”
I have a HUGE Bay tree in my garden, which is very vigorous and needs to be trimmed every year to arrest its plans for world-domination. This year the tree had got so big that I had to get the step-ladder out in order to reach the top: normally the long-handled loppers are long enough:
I trimmed about three feet off the top, because the bush / tree had got so big that it was blocking out much of the morning light!
Anyone want some fresh Bay leaves for their larder? Just look at this pile…
This makes me think: why does anyone use dried Bay leaves when they could use fresh ones? Dried Bay leaves seem to me to taste of not a lot, whereas fresh ones are very fragrant indeed. How lucky we are to have such a massive supply of fresh leaves just a few steps away from the kitchen door!
Look back to the first photo now. See the low green plant next to the shed, at the extreme right of the photo? That’s a patch of Euphorbia “Clarice Howard”. At this time of year the Euphorbia is in a period of strong growth. The neat rosettes of new growth are beginning to obscure the dried-up seed-heads from last year:
This is a plant with which you need to be careful. It is very vigorous – you might say invasive – it sends up suckers all over the place, so only invite into your garden if you’re ready for this. Fortunately the suckers are relatively easy to pull up as long as you get them when they are young.
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2013-02-26 09:22:33
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