| Ok, maybe not a whole new world, but it is a whole new view. Here's the view from our back window before this week. More accurately, here's the non-view since the giant forsythia has always blocked us from seeing the garden: BEFORE  | |
And here it is now: AFTER  It was a toss-up: keep the forsythia which provided backyard shade and obscured the neighbor's view into our yard, or cut-down the forsythia and be able to enjoy the garden from inside. Since we spent eight months of the year looking out, I decided to take the plunge. I borrowed my mother's chain saw and down it came. It's very strange to have sunlight and open space back there now. I'm so used to that giant monster dominating the space.... I've got a zillion ideas about how to plant the area in the spring. And yes, I'm enjoying the new view. | |
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~~Melissa
5 nature lovers:
Oh yes, it really opens it up nice now. Loads more room for your ideas!
tea
xo
Looks like it was a great call, and you got to use the chainsaw!
Maybe you could add lattice or a vine to regain some privacy? I think you did the right thing, since being able to see into the garden from inside was high on my priority list, too!
Melissa, you may still end up with a small forsythia over there - I've seen it resprout from small pieces of root, long after the shrub was cut down.
Annie
Wow, what a difference. What fun you will have all winter deciding what to do with it.
I think you made a good choice.
It looks nekkid!
I'm looking forward to seeing what you plant in that space.
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