Breaktime View

I expect by this time next year, the view won't be so unobstructed. :)

Grapevine Renovation

We picked up a grape plant somewhere about 5 years ago, long before the pergola was built. It sat around for a week or two in a pot, then my husband stuck it in the ground *right* at the base of our biggest apple tree. Well, it stayed alive, which was his objective, but it also shot right up that apple tree like nobody's business and got hopelessly entangled. It was waving out above the tallest branches by a good foot or two.
So we've been arguing for a few months now about what should be done. He wanted to save the grape. I didn't mind saving the grape, but wanted to save my apple tree. He thought he could untangle the vine from the tree and save both. I thought that the attempt would probably cause enough trauma to kill both.
So this is our compromise - we cut the vine off about 8-12' off the ground, at whatever point it became entangled badly enough to preclude extraction without injury. We bundled the vines together and secured them every foot or two with an old ripped up tshirt. Then we routed the whole mess away from the tree and up the pergola, and secured it with more ripped up tshirts.

So now we'll see!

Pergola

And grape vines coming off the top of the apple tree. The Mr is still plotting to get them on to the pergola instead of the apple tree, or at least in addition to the apple tree.

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Scenery

Pergola, half a patio, outdoor furniture. Pond on far side.

Pond from far side, still lots of weeds (especially wire grass) to be pulled out.

Pond from near side, wiregrass and weeds in foreground, unfinished greenhouse in background.

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Grapevine

The grapevines are about 2 years established (I think) and ready for some support, and as of now, they have it!

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Yard Work

Tools of the trade, cart full o' weeds, clematis and pansies, organic seed starting mix by the crateful, mystery alien plant, irises, pergola and windchimes, iris, blackberries, more irises, greenhouse, strawberry, plums, scottish broom, dianthus, heap of mulch (to do list), what's left of my beautiful rugosa rose, his and hers garden decor, basically a ramble around the yard. ;)

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Grapevine Conundrum

 

 

My husband seems to think he can untangle 20 ft long grapevines out of our 15 ft tall Apple trees in order to re-train them up the pergola. I am somewhat skeptical of his claim.
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