There are three evergreen trees in my yard - one on each end of the lot by the street, and one in the backyard. They all could use trimming, but one in particular needed work.
The problem tree is right beside my neighbour's driveway. When I moved in, there were Christmas lights woven around the tree.
There's no outdoor plug end on that end of the house. I have no idea who put the lights on the tree or how they turned them on. (Did I mention I moved in in June?)
Anyway, the lower four feet of that tree were dead on my neighbour's side. One of my other neighbours had volunteered to trim the lower four feet of the tree last summer, but it didn't happen, so today I went out with my awesome hand trimmer from Lee Valley.
I trimmed for a while, then, Wanda was kind enough to join me. She trimmed while I worked on bundling the cut branches.
We worked until I ran out of string. There's still some work to do, but it looks a million times better already.
My arms and legs are covered in scratches and a rash (guess I am allergic to that tree after all), but I'm glad I got it started.
Like other projects I've procrastinated on for years, it look about an hour.
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