Where is George Washington when you need him?

Garden Refurbishment: Part II

The gardener who is in charge of the ongoing refurbishment had taken a few days off to seek approval to remove the rather pathetic Cherry Tree that is at the end of our driveway. Approval was necessary because we live in a conservation area. Well, approval wasn't granted. It seems our Cherry Tree is the only remaining tree from an orchard that used exist before the homes were built in the late 1800s. Needless to say this poor tree has been on its last legs for some time. The cherries are inedible and dead limbs and rotten wood are in great abundance. The far-sighted conservation committee did allow our gardener to remove all of the dead branches. Surely they don't think this will make it spring back to life! The photograph shows some of the dead wood that was removed and the rather forlorn tree that remains. Maurene and I have determined that it now looks like a giant, though rather barren bonsai tree.