A new view

Well, the team came and laid the hedge. We now have a view over the allotments to the North we never had before. The weather was quite good if a little cloudy . Several volunteers came with the Irchester folk and our new young employees joined in. The hedge was at least 15ft high and had not been laid for many years though it had been coppiced in the past. There is a nice plum tree which we avoided and our people were able to carry on with the job the next day. It looks so much better than the splinters left by strimmers!

Shoots and roots

We have quite a lot of plants coming up in the seed trays now, and from this week we have extra helpers. We are looking forward to having the North hedge laid today by a professional team. The hedge is comprised of a number of mature bushes and trees, but it is very gappy. When it is done it should block out the North wind and provide extra habitat for wildlife because the woven branches will be denser and more horizontal.