Speaking of that colour…
25m of azalea hedge blooming nicely. After it was hacked really badly a couple of years ago by the street junkie (“I’ve done four hours of gardening, can you give me $100?”), I’ve gently trimmed it back towards preferred form. No shears, all sécateurs. There’s one gap where root rot smashed a few plants but the rest is shaping up well. Next spring it should be
really good.