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Which for us means a lot of hard work on the yard, garden, and often in our wooded areas. During the winter a large pine (30 - 40 feet tall, two trunks, the larger one close to two feet in diameter) had come down during one of the wind storms, near the fence which we've always thought of as our property line. When we got our survey done we discovered that in fact where the pine's roots were was just about on the property line, so then cleaning it up became our responsibility. And of course that means we have more wood for the fireplace, for '19/'20, so that's good.
So that was most of our day, yesterday, disassembling that tree. There's still a lot of cleanup to do, with branches and twigs all over the place, and so very much dead material which either came from the pine or other trees which it had killed by shading and poisoning them, or which the roses or grapevines had killed. Basically, once we get this sorted out we're going to have mostly a clearing. But today we managed to haul back upright two maples which the pine had bent but apparently not killed, so maybe they will recover and spread and be nice.
The other rather nice feature of that area, and why I'd like to get it cleaned up pretty, is what we call "the wishing well," which is a spring, nicely ringed with rocks. We think we ought to dredge it, because it's a bit mucky, but right now it's pouring water out, even though we haven't had rain for at least a week. (And even that rain a week ago wasn't significant, just a light sprinkle.)
If I'd known before I planted my weeping willow that we owned that area I'd have planted it over the spring. Although, I don't know, do willows choke springs off? If so, it might, still, because I think I put it in the same water course. (Water vein?)
So that was most of our day, yesterday, disassembling that tree. There's still a lot of cleanup to do, with branches and twigs all over the place, and so very much dead material which either came from the pine or other trees which it had killed by shading and poisoning them, or which the roses or grapevines had killed. Basically, once we get this sorted out we're going to have mostly a clearing. But today we managed to haul back upright two maples which the pine had bent but apparently not killed, so maybe they will recover and spread and be nice.
The other rather nice feature of that area, and why I'd like to get it cleaned up pretty, is what we call "the wishing well," which is a spring, nicely ringed with rocks. We think we ought to dredge it, because it's a bit mucky, but right now it's pouring water out, even though we haven't had rain for at least a week. (And even that rain a week ago wasn't significant, just a light sprinkle.)
If I'd known before I planted my weeping willow that we owned that area I'd have planted it over the spring. Although, I don't know, do willows choke springs off? If so, it might, still, because I think I put it in the same water course. (Water vein?)