Tomorrow is the shortest day, and as the days gradually lengthen we can all look forward to finding the first snowdrops and crocus’ and making our plans for a better 2021.
Not like when we were school kids.Not to mention getting the needle.
Never have we been so keen that somebody jabs us with a needle, we would like them to do it twice, ASAP.
Drink even half of that lot and you won’t even see New Year in. 😹In Scotland we have the shortest days in Winter which can be a problem, so looking forward to the nights getting shorter and the longer sunny days of Summer. Just hope we all keep well enough to enjoy them.
Christmas will be one very limited day this year but we have four bottles of single malt, five bottles of wine, one champagne and lots more in the cupboard, so cheers guaranteed. Hope you all have the best Christmas you can within the limits we now have.
Viburnum Tinus evergreen shrub is out in the garden
When we bought a home many years ago there was an eucalyptus tree within 3 foot of the wall of the home. We had to cut it down completely as the roots had started to crack the wall.
We also had a cactus that was over 10 foot tall, but to remove it we had to pay a specialist as apparently the sap can have a very bad effect on your skin like acid burn.
Damage to the foundations is a worry, some trees aren’t as bad as others. This ones strange. Look at the massive girth of the trunk and look at the low wall in front of it, just a small crack in top. 35 years ago it was a twig!
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I imagine it has a tap root which goes straight down.
John
Edit... Just looked it up, not a tap root but they ar3 shallow and don’t cause the damage that some trees do.