And it wasn't me. Nossiree.
So here is a photo tribute to all the hard graft TOH has done by way of winter prep in the cold greenhouse where most of the shohin and mame are kept: tidying up and clearing out all the dead leaves and what not, laying down slug pellets and giving a winter prune to the deciduous trees that have done a leaf dump.
Not that it's the best-looking greenhouse in the world, mind. Note that we are in a hard water area, witnessed by all the limescale marks on the shelving and the pots.
Here's what you see of the cold greenhouse as soon as you walk in. Evergreens or those still in leaf have been moved up to the light. Those that have fully shed their leaves have been moved to the bottom shelves.
And to your left as you walk in the door. The fun will be in Spring when everything bursts out into leaf - then it will be Changing Rooms in the Greenhouse all over again.
And on the right, with the neighbours' dead leaves and the grape vine just visible beyond the glass.
And because it looks so striking, here is a close-up of the red maple and primula kusamono on that last top shelf. The pot is Czech (Isabelia?) in case you're wondering.
Of course, there are still the warm greenhouse and the coldframes to go, but I'm just being nitpicky now...
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