We started with this overgrown, tangled mess in winter, a couple of months ago. The convolvulus was thick and green. A team of fourteen people removed every last scrap, taking three weeks because every single little stalk had to be pulled out. The dear old 160 year old fig was growing interesting moss and quite a lot was dead. I have used the mossy offcuts elsewhere in the garden.
An expert pruned the fig, finding another three the same age, also pruned, and a new offshoot which is apparently rare.
This is the area today with the fig sporting new leaves. The plantings are growing quickly, hurried on by our 'home-made' compost.
This is the area today with the fig sporting new leaves. The plantings are growing quickly, hurried on by our 'home-made' compost.
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Before and after, the first taken from the same spot along the marquee pad (normally referred to as the helicopter pad), the second today, a couple of months later. The fig looks ecstatic and the leaves were shining in the sun. The plants beneath have grown steadily without water, which is what they have to do, no excuses accepted.
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