Our task this week was all to do with hedging. We split into two teams - one to plant up a new hedge and the other to manage some old hedging along the footpath. The new hedge was to replace elms that had been damaged by Dutch Elm disease. The original hedge had been grubbed out and a new stock control fence installed to stop the animals escaping - or eating the new plants..! In total some 50 cuttings were dug in to the prepared soil - each protected by a weed control barrier, rabbit guard and a stake to keep it upright. Hopefully this will give them a good start in life and we will be back in a few years time to lay a healthy hedge. The weather was wonderful - a warm sunny day with just a breath of wind - amazing for early March.
Many thanks to Carrie for the pictures.......the camera worked perfectly this week...!
REMINDER......The TV programme showing us working over at Yarmouth should be shown sometime next week. Still no exact details from Mark - so I suggest that we ALL set out video recorders for ALL the BBC1 One Show programmes next week. That we we might just get to see what it was all about. I will publish an extra blog if we find out the details before the actual day so - Watch This Space........
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