For one that’s completed the Great North Run I know what it’s like to run a half marathon. Today we were gorse harvesting again and fueled with enthusiasm and a glass of barley lemon I was determined to set to and create enough of a view that you’d notice what gorse we’d removed. MT thought [...]

Tree planting has included special bracing to protect our trees from the Wellington winds. Although technically we don’t get the Wellington winds when they do come it can be very gusty and unforgiving. I had to tie up the trees to the fence when they were delivered to make sure that they didn’t get blown [...]

It’s been a busy day for moving trees – well landscapers moving trees. I’ve taken a more executive role highlighting the tree planting plan in lots of different colours. There is method in my madness. After a minor hiccup of placement because the new picket fence is not on the plan the boys started to [...]

Flushed with the success of last week’s thistle harvest, this weekend’s gardening adventure was to start on the gorse harvest. The key dilemma was however, simply where to start! To test the tools and my stamina we started with a few small bushes which gave a real sense of achievement – a quick win. I [...]