It's almost a year now since we planted our hedge and it's time to give it some attention. The tree guards were necessary to protect the plants from chewing (possibly by the hares) but they have acted as mini greenhouses and most are sporting punk grass hairdo's. My task is to work along the row, unwinding the plastic spirals, removing grass and dead leaves, replacing them, straightening (where necessary) and firming the plants back in. The soil has settled quite a bit and some have worked themselves loose. It's a nice job working in the sunshine and pleasing to see new buds forming ready for the spring. When I walked down to church this morning the bottom part of the village was very frosty, but up at the farm, for once, we have the best of the weather.
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