My laburnum, like us all, is another year older.
The council workmen and gardeners came for their first grass cut of the year at the Churchyard today and I found myself hurrying like a pioneer woman in an Indian Attack to the stockade which was the Church wall to check on the safety of my laburnum.
I should not have worried
Standing firm and with a mop of grand leaves, she stands strong and robust against the other trees d,And
I’m proud as any parent would be
Lovely. I'm glad it survived the cut. Some of the gardeners around here are not quite as careful. X
ReplyDeleteShe's a lovely tree and you've taken such good care of her. Well done, John dear!
ReplyDeleteMust say, when I saw the title of this post my heart skipped a beat with worry about dear Mary.
Hope you're feeling a bit brighter & lighter today.
Me too!
DeleteCeci
It's now a beautiful tree, no longer a sapling. Quite right that you're proud of her! I wish our council gardeners were as careful. They seem to wait until the grass verges are full of poppies and red clover then come and mow them all down. So much for bio-diversity! xx
ReplyDeleteYour tree is doing really well, it looks well established now. 🌳 ❤️🌳
ReplyDeleteTears of laughter at John Gray, pioneer woman. You do know how to paint an image!
ReplyDeleteBonnie in Minneapolis
Doesn’t he bonnie!
DeleteThat phrase made me see his anxiety.
Keith
Xx
How old is she now?
ReplyDeleteI would love to plant one here as I miss the beautiful one we had in our old garden.
Good to know your laburnum is doing so well!
ReplyDeleteOh my but I loved your description of the pioneer woman. Made me LOL. So glad your beautiful tree is safe.Lini from Petaluma
ReplyDeleteYour tree is now of primary school age . She deserves a long life and I wish her well. She enjoys a promising location.
ReplyDeleteOur laburnum flowering always signalled our daughter's birthday. until one year when it didn't and we realised mending the wall next to it had killed it.
ReplyDeleteHowever, bare as it is, it still provides branches to hang the many bird feeders from and I still love it.
The laburnum look so robust and happy.
ReplyDeleteGood that the mowers treated her w respect. She looks so well stablished and healthy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely and cherished laburnum! Well worth running to save it - just in case. I remember when she was planted.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Thank goodness he didn't harm her - There may have been a few choice words expressed x
ReplyDeletea beautiful tree that should make you proud! May she grace the church yard for many, many years to come! Perhaps she might like a plaque one day *dedicated* to you?
ReplyDeleteSusan M/ Calif
Coincidence is a strange thing and it happened today. I have several laburnum trees in my garden, they've been there since I was a child. We've had two dogs in my life and always had cats. I'm aware that many plants are toxic and fatal to pets, like lilies. Today my handyman came and as I had found a small self set laburnum I asked if he wanted it. He said no, and told me that some years ago his father, had several dogs which had become ill and died. Suspecting someone had done it on purpose he got the vet to do a post mortem. They found that the dogs had eaten some laburnum leaves which had fallen into his garden from a neighbour's tree.
ReplyDeleteSo beware, all parts of that tree, especially the seeds are poisonous to dogs, cats, other mammals and children if eaten.
Jean.
You talk with affection about a fucking tree
ReplyDeleteAnd I totally GET IT
And I can just see your character grabbing your long skirts and running up /down your lane
Lee
I, too, got a giggle at the vision of you scampering out in gingham and a poke bonnet.
ReplyDeleteIf possible make sure they clear away the strimmed grass, it'll become all matted otherwise, and mowing will be impossible. John, I see you now have a Location number (4VRFQXCH+GX). What's all that about? Will we all have one?
ReplyDeleteI've had the song "My girl" running through my head since reading this 😚 it was mine and my husband's first dance 😘 Kath x
ReplyDeleteIt must be a wonderful feeling to see a tree you have planted yourself flourish.
ReplyDeleteDon’t ever give up writing. You have created a lovely image in my mind of you running fiercely ready to do battle. Love it. Noreen
ReplyDeleteShe is lovely John. Poisonous she might be but a delight when in bloom. And I remember you planting her - wasn't it to replace another which had died?
ReplyDeleteLaburnams have both male (stamens) and female (pistil) organs so it's not correct to call it a "she".
ReplyDeletePerhaps "it" would be more apt.
She identifies as a she
DeleteNow you're being ridiculous.
Deleteno its called humour
Deletelee
Just what did the comment have to do with you Lee? Don't you have a life of your own that's worth living without co-owning John's blog?
DeleteLee is a Good friend to John.
DeleteOh, good! I'm glad it's doing well!
ReplyDeleteSo, from an American, please let me know about this laburnum tree, what does position does it hold in your realm.
ReplyDeleteThanking You before the given answer
Tom Thompson Louisiana