HEDGING

At last we are tackling the section of hedge we coppiced five years ago.

Large amounts of dead wood were removed from the base of the hedge and some overhanging branches cut back to let in light.

Then we set about banging in stakes, previously harvested during coppicing operations, and began to lay the upright growths by partially cutting them at the base and weaving them between the stakes.

We are doing our best to make a silk purse from this sow's ear and learning as we go.