Despite very frosty weather with the ground absolutely solid, the sunshine has appeared and allowed me to prune the Studio Wisteria, do yet more leaf clearance and admire the siver birches! I even found a couple more unusual Wisterias in a sale! In the greenhouse my Pelargonium cuttings are thriving on their hot mat. Elsewher in the greenhouse, it really is green with algae and condensation everywhere. I wonder if anyone has ever tried a dehumidifier in a greenhouse as I'm tempted to try.
In this wintry weather, the birches are a real joy and I forgive them their untidy habits of dropping seeds and twigs just E-V-E-R-Y-W-H-E-R-E!! This one is Silver Queen and has creamier coloured and shaggier bark than the Jaquemontiis. For the first time, this season I used a power washer to remove all the accumulations of green algae. It was so succesful, I've resolved to repeat the practice and go even higher using the Niwaki steps instead of the small step ladder. It was worth disentangling all the extension cables, hose pipes and power washer lines!!
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