Backyard Hairdo

I chopped and hacked and clipped on the forest that grows at the back of our yard. It's a tangled mass of clematis, grape, laurel, and a vine I've forgotten the name of. To do it up proper like, I think we need scaffolding; ladders are too risky; meanwhile, I do the chopping and hacking to keep it out of my eyes - like I do for my hairdo.