This week's Green Gym was at one of the best spots on the Isle of Wight - the Botanical Gardens at Ventnor. The weather was springlike, which encouraged a good attendance, needed for the tasks that we undertook....! The main job was to clear an area to the east of the main building - where the gardens share a boundry with the costal footpath. A huge overgrown tree (I think it was a unonimous..??? - please correct me if I am wrong!) was in the middle of the area, but it was surrounded with the usual undergrowth of bushes and brambles. The team soon ripped into the job in hand - with the "debris draggers" struggling to keep up with the "hackers". Such was the size of the main branches, we had to call in the services of the chain saw expert - see the picture above. All the removed material was put through the adjacent shredder and was used as mulch and pathway material. The numerous bushes in the immediate area were also treated to a spring trim.....to encourage growth.
Thanks, once again, to Trish and the gardeners for making our visit so enjoyable.......please book us again soon!
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