Recently, Adam Frost hosted Gardener's World on the BBC and he was explaining the pruning techniques for Wisteria. He was told to remember 7's and 2's!
So The Man That Can decided to give it a try. We had a single flower this year so here's hoping that cutting back to 7 buds in the 7th month, and to 2 buds in the 2nd month, will give us the goods next year.
He has only done a few shoots this way because we're still training in the framework.
This curious flower belongs to Rhodochiton which we planted in July.
As it's a tender climber, I doubt it'll survive our winter but it's happy enough for now, scrambling through r. Shropshire Lad.
As the long weekend at the end of August passes, my mind begins to wander, toying with ideas for next year...
