{"id":112270,"date":"2019-11-10T13:15:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T06:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/strong-winds-and-troubled-trees-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2019-11-10T14:02:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T07:02:55","slug":"strong-winds-and-troubled-trees-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/strong-winds-and-troubled-trees-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong winds and troubled trees | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAs autumn\u2019s blustery weather arrives it\u2019s time to take stock of struggling trees \u2013 and plant bulbs for some early spring colourIt is near winter at the summerhouse. Toadstools carpet the grass, some in clumps like fairy homes, others tall and on their own, white like ghosts. The climbing rose is still flowering, a delicate pink and strongly scented. Flocks of birds flit through the rowan, all agitated feeding. Soon they and the red berries will be gone. We have stocked up on sacks of sunflower seed for the residents.Strong winds shake the trees, swirling leaves colour the grass. Soon the oaks and beech will be stripped of leaf, our neighbours exposed. Bo, the tree surgeon, is here to advise on the dead silver birch and the broken branches on the oak. Last year\u2019s endless summer is still taking its toll. The oaks overheated, threw out hundreds of acorns. He advises cutting back the crown, points out the long-term damage. We will wait on any work until spring, but take a closer look when all the trees are bare. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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