Back to the garden

Not mine, but my neighbours. She has given me total freedom to reduce a large holly in size. It causes no problem at present but will very soon if ignored.

Three or four hours later the holly resembles a Wild West cactus but will be back as nature intended in due course. I was tempted to say when the warmer spring weather arrives but it seems to have already put in an appearance, warm sunshine without the  seasonal cold breeze. The only hazard to working in our neighbour's garden is copious cat pooh. They have a very large, fluffy cat, apparently an ex-stray who took up residence (in the garden only) some years ago, but I am sure Phoebe must have contributed to the cat poo collection in her time, therein lies the irony.