Music to prune by

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It was a glorious day on Sunday and the afternoon was particularly delightful

Not too hot and not cold,
not too sunny and not to dull
but…Juuust right!

A great day to clean up the area around the house and remove some of the excessive growth on the vines and trees under the carport. And what better way to do it than to set it to music.

An interesting mix of music that included music from Franz Liszt and Beethoven, “The Beatles” and “System of a Down” provided the perfect backdrop.

The grape vines needed some serious work as I wanted to untangle them from the wire netting and move them all to the front so that it will give them more room and make it easier to net them to protect against the birds

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I had to cut thegrapes04m back pretty hard but I finally got them all rearranged and ready for next season. I will get a smaller crop next year as the grapes grow on new shoots from one year old wood and I removed many of the buds that would produce grapes. However, we should get it all rather the birds! and it will be a bumper season after that.

 

 

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I also cut back the bay leaf and the passionfruit very hard to make more room and provide extra light and warmth to the the house.It was a fair bit of hard work but made all the easier listening to the music in the background 🙂

What music do you listen to in the garden?

 

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  1. We have 4 acres and we tend not to listen to music when we head out to battle the blackberries and spear thistles and anything else that has invaded chez Serendipity…good music taste though sir and appreciated from this side although we would throw in a bit of the Zepp and some serious Pink Floyd as well (our house cleaning music 😉 ) to sweeten the deal. Good to see someone who isn’t afraid to combine music with work, it makes everything that much more entertaining 🙂

    • 4 Acres is quite a task!

      I don’t always listen to music in the garden. I like the quiet (although the low hum of traffic on the nearby freeway does intrude now and then) most of the time.

      I totally agree about Zepp and Floyd (listening to Dark Side of the Moon as I type 🙂 )