It’s that pruning time of year again! Armed with secateurs and shears we march on…ready to cut, shape and cordon. Talking of shaping, Andy, our chief shaper (we are sure he must have worked in a hairdresing salon once) was asked by a client to heavily cut back a number of shrubs and trees which were drastically taking light out from the garden. It’s a hard decision for a client to make, in writing terms, we call it ‘kill your darlings.’ Two days, several (hundred) cups o tea with initially reluctant neighbours, later, the garden looks absolutely amazing.