Orchard pruning time is here again - it's a job I find really satisfying.
This time last year, I dragged Mr Asparagus Pea out of bed and into work with me on a Saturday morning, to shoot a video of how to prune a pear tree. The weather was unkind.
It lashed down, and all the shots were spoiled by rain on the lens.
It lashed down, and all the shots were spoiled by rain on the lens.
So one year on, with a sparkly sunny day forecast for Saturday, we thought we'd have another go.
It was a fabulous frosty morning, and I'm really pleased with how our little film turned out.
Fruit pruning is a big subject - many worthy tomes have been written.
I wanted to demonstrate the process, and give people confidence to have a go.
(Hopefully without boring the pants off them).
Massive thanks, as always, to my patient, clever husband for his camera and editing skills.
Wow, I am impressed with your husband's pruning and video making skills!! He is obviously a very clever man. So much easier to understand when you SEE it, rather than just reading it somehow. Thank you. I hope that the video is a big success. xx
ReplyDeleteThat's me up the ladder doing the pruning! Mr A-P's idea of pruning mostly involves a chainsaw - but he's a dab hand at video and music editing (originally trained as a sound engineer).
DeleteWell, in that case I take back my previous comment, YOU are obviously a very clever woman, and I am very impressed with YOUR pruning skills!! xx
DeleteI'm sure it was the stylish outfit that fooled you! ;-)
DeleteThis is just fantastic!!! I loved everything about it and because I am so visual I really understood the method through your film! Thank you so much! It was a pure delight and I hope you make more films...you guys have a talent!!!
ReplyDeleteMy first career was in the film industry (documentaries), and Mr A-P is a promo producer. So I thought we could combine our talents to make something useful. I'm glad you think it works x
ReplyDeleteLove the video, excellent quality and storytelling!
ReplyDeleteThank you - glad you like it
DeleteI like the music!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to know what goes with tree pruning - but a little bit of country banjo picking seemed to fit the bill
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