My gardens are nearly complete for this year, with just a few elements of cleanup and encouragement (fertilizing) left. One cleanup event was finally getting around (today) to pruning the overhanging tree in the back corner of our yard. The neighbors have a carabola tree next to the fence and two branches have grown obtrusively into our yard. The result has been cutting off the morning sunlight needed by the magnolia and other plants in that corner. The branches also are heavy with fruit, already dropping some in our yard. The rest of the tree is dangerously close to the utility lines above. I recruited my husband to use his electric saw. We maneuvered the 20-foot ladder carefully over and between the plants and tree and the branches were down in a matter of minutes. They weren't huge, just long, and luckily not near the utility lines. I'll be watching closely to see what results from the trimming.
Magnolia and bougainvillea (behind)
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