New Toys!

As you know we've started clearing hedgerows again and are consequently making piles of branches etc all the time. Its a pain as we spend a day clearing and then a day burning. We decided that it would be better to buy a shredder and make a pile of wood chippings as they will be invaluable as a mulch in "N" years time when the flower beds are set up. So now we spend a day chipping instead of burning but feel very righteous as its more "eco-friendly".

We have one formal hedge at present. Sounds impressive, but it isn't, it has very large gaps in it. We intend searching the hillside for suitable box bushes to fill in - hope it works. Meanwhile we were anxious to trim it before the birds start nesting so we bought the cheapest hedge trimmer we could find (cann't believe how good it is for £20) and set to work.