...we both realy like this cottage even though it's situated at a busy junction. The owners are keen gardeners so we always have a peek over the fence to see what's new
@francoise It's an oak tree on the field border - there are others out of shot. They are protected by law but the farmers don't like them because their root systems leach the soil of nutrients and their branches and foliage leave the crops in shadow. The farmers deal with the latter problem by cutting off all the branches except one at the top known as a 'tire sève' - literally a 'sap puller' - which keeps the tree alive.
Now we come to the ivy infestation - it's a parasitic plant which feeds off the tree's sap and eventually the tree will die… then the ivy itself will die. Once the tree is dead, the farmer can cut it down which solves the field problem and he gets some good firewood as a bonus.
Ivy is the farmer's friend… but nobody else’s!
Lovely wide open landscape you have there, and having read your comment about the oak tree, I now see probably why. I have an oak tree in my modest garden, It has been there for about 200 years, long before my house was built. The wildlife love it.
Red roses too
I see them bloom
For me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
I first viewed this on my phone and it didn't do it any justice. I just viewed it on my computer and wow!
It has a timeless quality to it.
A FAV!
Now we come to the ivy infestation - it's a parasitic plant which feeds off the tree's sap and eventually the tree will die… then the ivy itself will die. Once the tree is dead, the farmer can cut it down which solves the field problem and he gets some good firewood as a bonus.
Ivy is the farmer's friend… but nobody else’s!