Thinking Of A Rose Bush Hedge
Wasting Potential In Our Backyard
I gave them a rough measuring this morning and they are taking up a minimum of 12 feet of the front of our property along the side walk. What a waste of space.
When we moved here just 4 years ago you could jump over them but now you would just land on your face right in the middle if you tried that today.
They are even growing out into the sidewalk area, which is unacceptable in my mind. I know how much I dislike having to walk around bushes pushing out into the sidewalk or needing to duck to miss branches hanging out. So, they have to either be trimmed or removed and they aren’t anything we want so they will be removed. It will just take some time.
The two in front of the house, the north side of the driveway, are still managable but the other two get way more sun all year round and are getting to big for that area.
We also have some rose shrubs that grow here and there on our property. I like them when they are well kept. They would make a great divider between the sidewalk and the rest of our yard. Just to keep the kids from the area from wandering into our yard to play hide and seek.
I see rose shrubs bordering yards on my walk and some look good while others don’t look so good. The difference is how the owners tend to them them. Those that keep them trimmed have the best by far.
And when they flower they are gorgeous. I will have to learn how to prune them to get the best blooms of course.
When we moved here just over three years ago the kids could jump over the pine trees there but now they would have to be able to jump six feet high and fly for about 15 feet to land safely on the other side, so they do make for great privacy but they are full of weeds coming up the middle where you can’t get at them. They gotta go.
Jenny just walked in and said she doesn’t want to come home and find them gone on Monday. If I had that kind of energy they would be gone, so it will be done slowly so she won’t receive too much of a shock.
Tagged with: Gardens • hedge • Plant • Pruning • Shrub
Filed under: Flower Gardening • gardening
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Yes, growing rose flowers in our garden could enliven our busy and stressful life by their aromatic scents, glow, beauty of color and texture! Add to that – flowers also attract colorful and friendly butterflies too! We can include “ rose flower gardening” as one of our hobbies. It’s relaxing, contemplating and not costly. Rose flowers only gives and gives . . . and all we just need is to take them, appreciate them, and flaunt them. We use them in the celebration of our family, friends or even our own birthdays, weddings, thanksgiving , graduation and even funeral service. We bring them to people who are sick. We give them to people we care and love. In our time of joy and sadness, rose flowers will always be there to enliven us.
I was just one a black bear hunting web site that is showing some of the roses. The ones he is showing are wild roses. That would be pretty cool to go fishing and seeing them grow along the river bank.