165/365 taming the beast

I LOVE our dogwood but it does need to be tamed a couple of times a year. One because it will choke out my holly and two the water reader and the water turn on is behind it. I worked for the water department for a short time and I know those meter readers can have a tough time of it sometimes and well I like to turn my water on and off without ending up looking like I was in a cat fight.

Filled a good portion of the green bin with the leaves and branches.