I woke just before 6:00 AM on the morning of March 10. Looking out the window, I could make out through a thick haze 6” of fluffy snow had fallen overnight. Snow had gathered atop every single branch and twig on every woody plant in our 1 ½ acre garden.
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Pollarding and Coppicing
It’s March 2. I’ve just come in to my office, camera in hand, from photographing a variety of willows out there in our snow-covered garden. Later today I’ll go back into the garden with a ladder and Felco #2 pruning shears in hand to prune back last year’s growth on those willows I’ve been pollarding now for several years.
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