Aargh

LG_

Last year i decided to try to train a chaenomeles against a fence. It didn't really appreciate it and some branches died back. However, three main stems survived (along with lots of small new ones) and one was looking particularly pretty. Today as I was taking my secateurs back to the shed, I spotted it and thought I'd just quickly get rid of the dead stems and re-tie the others to tidy it up. I cut a thick stem right to the ground, stood back, and I'd only bloomin' well cut off the best stem of all .

It's all lopsided now. Act in haste, repent at leisure. 

 

nutcutlet

Familiar scene here LG

LG_

I feel very silly. 

In the meantime,  a bit of it is looking lovely in a vase.

pansyface

Oh it sounds like the sort of nonsnse that I get up to in my garden.

You have my sympathy.

 

Steve the Gardening Vet

Whew, I thought you had chopped off a digit...

Buttercupdays

We've all done it! Or stepped back onto the very thing we were being very careful not to step on

LG_

I  did wonder about cuttings, Tetley. Not too confident with them so didn't, and it's too late now. 

And Buttercupdays, I did that in the process too! I think they'll recover...

LG_

I will, next time... hoping there won't be a next time for this particular error!