Pruning Shrubs

[Robinia]

Have any of you lovely gardeners hard pruned, into old thick wood, any of the following shrubs and had them live to see another year?!!  I read all the books but there's so much conflicting advice when it comes to renovation pruning.

Olearia haastii (Daisy bush)

Lonicera fragrantissima (winter honeysuckle - think this one will be ok)

Cotinus (smoke Bush).

[netibiza]

Morning all, was woken by cramp in my calf - thanks jno!!

[LoftyLottie]

Morning - cold here!! I am off to town shortly in my winter woollies.

Nice hares Woofy. I wonder if any are made actual hare size. I now have a craving for a stone hare in the garden. They are lovely creatures and keep us very amused on the field behind us. We have had a rutting stag in the wood behind for a few days who seems to be shortsited. He keeps coming out and chasing the hares and popped out in front of Mr LL and Meggie the other evening showing great interest in Megs. He is very noisy too!! Hope he finds a mate soon.

See yu later.

[LoftyLottie]

And hope all goes well today for Mr Woof.

[woofgang]

the links have the sizes on but I don't do cm very well :-(

[jno]

no cramp today, it must have shifted to warmer climates. I am working my way through my photos and thought you might like to see one of the humble little cabin I stay in by the beach

http://i53.tinypic.com/htebew.jpg

It's the one at top right. Down the driveway, across the grass and into the sea. All expressions of envy welcome.

Lottie, I'm sorry to hear there are stag dos even in your part of the world.

[woofgang]

consider my envy duly expressed.

[Robinia]

Morning chilly friends, a meagre 8C here, tut.

Well I won a tenner on the lotto last night which will barely get me a bucket & spade never mind a beach abode...so consider my envy duly expressed also. <blows raspberry>.
Seems it won't even buy me a starey hare, they ask a lot for some of them don't they? probably 'cos they have a pagan/hippy thing going on. I am a bit obsessed by hares at the moment tho, it's weird. Every where i look there seems to be a reference to them...they're hare, thare, & every bloomin' whare...haha, sorry.
I'll keep my eyes open if I go to any garden centres. I saw a baby one that said it was life size on a website last night Lottie.

All the best for Mr woofy today.

[shaneystar2]

Morning all
Lovely ornaments .Have you ever been to the Winstanley cat pottery in North Walsham Lofty ?
http://www.winstanley...images/W608_1_jpg.jpg
They're very realistic .I bought one there for my niece for a pressie a while back .They do dogs and other animals as well but mainly cats .

Cool and dull here .Still feel dizzy .Could be the weather as you say Robinia and my neck is wobbly anyway. I'll see how it goes .
Hope you are all Ok and all the best for Mr Woofy .
I'm off shortly to pester my brother for an hour or so .
Lovely place Jno .....http://www.treehugger.com/green-eyed-mon
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Take care all see you later

[woofgang]

Mr w is fine but it looks like the thing they did in his arm ready for dialysis need to be altered....another day case jobbie I expect. Sis has already said she will come bless her.

[netibiza]

Welcome back jude!!

[LoftyLottie]

Please put me out of my misery. Was it Easter that Jude was going away with her Sister and is she back? Neti has welcomed her back, but I can't see her. Have I lost the plot. Talk to me somebody.

I have been naughty. I sent back the dress to M &C because I decided that I would only wear a dress once and therefore it was indulgent to buy it. It was nice though. However................................. I have now been into M & C in town and bought a top and lightweight jacket/cardi, which do look very nice and will be more useful.

I also bought 2 shirts for Master LL for his birthday, although I have already sorted his present out and then felt guilty about Mister LL and bought him a shirt too.

Also 2 M & S T shirts and a lightweight summer cardi from BHS arrived for me this morning (elbow length sleeves edge to edge, long with pockets in cotton/acrylic.

No more shopping.!!

Woofy, I have bought Magnesium and Z|inc tablets separately which I shall take alongside my prescription calcium and I will be a new woman - some hopes!! Glad Mr Woof is fine, even though it's a nuisance that he has to have his thingy altered.

Shaney, I shall have a good look round that site, it looks lovely.

Off now to hoover lounge and then collapse for an hour!!

[Robinia]

Lottie I mentioned a couple of pages back about Jude having her laptop fixed.

I can't see her either but her profile shw she's logged in recently... neti do you have all our profiles up on screen with a light that goes on when we appear? :o) I'd like a fanfare too please.

[LoftyLottie]

Thanks Robi. I missed that somehow. I should take more care when I read Biddy threads.

[netibiza]

jude has sent us all an email, saying her puta was all mended and she would be catching up on the threads <<<<tut tut >>>> you lot!!!!

[netibiza]

................or maybe she is only speaking to me!!!!!

[netibiza]

Was that Lewis the last one, as it takes me so long to find one to download and then a few days before I watch it, so have no idea if it is the one you told shaney about being second to last!

[woofgang]

no I got the email from Jude too.

[Jude123]

HI ALL MY BIDDYFRIENDS.....I have just finished reading all your posts. It has taken me 1½ hours to read it all and make a few notes. So now I haven't time to write and mention them all. Got my Laptop back today after (a whole week with withdrawal symptons or what!!)
Instead of going into a long long diatribe I want to say I'm so sorry for all of your problems. All of you have had something go wrong, really troublesome things and I'm so sorry I wasn't here to give you my support at the time but I'm sure you all know I would have done had I been here. Your problems make mine insignificant in comparision but I'll give you a smile. My new GHg neighbour asked me to trim a bush in my front garden ( it's all of 3ft high and goes on to her patch by about 6 inches) so I got my electric trimmers out and started just to cut the 6 inch side (that was all) then all of a sudden they stopped and guess what I had done - yes that's right - I had sliced the cable in two. so it is now the trimming isn't finished - Oh dear me! ;~)

My lap top had a 'dicky' cable and cost me £50 to put a new one in which I thought was reasonable so instead of a new lap top I paid up. I had to wait for the cable to come and then there was Easter in the beginning so they weren't open.

I am now really hungry so I'm off for a bit.
See yer later 'gater(s)

P>S> I feel I could write reams but I'm not going to...just pleased to be back - missed you all xxxxxxxx

[netibiza]

Hija is away tonight so am on my lonesome. Have just eaten sausage, egg and chips, yum but naughty, now off for a bath and then to watch Mr Whicher! Nr n returns tomorrow, and in the morning I have to take hija to the paro offrice, cos they are checking if all the english people are here and eligable for work or back in England for the wedding!!! I ask you!!!!

[Jude123]

Hi Neti and everyone - just nipped back to apologise if you got some repeated emails. I kept getting the 'unable to deliver email from them but apparently it did get delivered. I also keep getting a letter form Yahoo about an upgrade - has anybody seen it and if so have you done anything about it yet. Thanks.