Santolina pruning part 1
I’ve just found the toggle block inserter button.
Is that even a phrase?
It certainly helps me write paragraphs. And give you a bit of warning before you see the following pictures.
Oh yes. The mighty wondrous santolinas. The blocks of delight I seem to have inserted all over this Mediterranean garden.
Believe me, they really are wonderful plants.
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Unless you neglect to prune them at just the right time.
They will sit in this delicious mound of scented delight for about two weeks.
And then if you have a spot of unseasonable rain…
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They flop.
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The weight of all those fluffy pompoms drags them over.
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And then you either have to move fast.
Harvest what you can to dry them in little bunches which don’t really sparkle.
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Shove them into every single flower bouquet you make.
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Or hack them back hard and feel really, really guilty at making such an almighty mess.
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And make sure you capture them with your camera at just the right time before they go over.
And claim you have created a gorgeous well considered landscaped Mediterranean garden.