A long pause since the last post, caused by circumstances mostly beyond my control. The circumstances are going to limit active gardening for a few weeks yet, but there are plenty of plans to be made, and there will be more about them in future posts. For the moment, then, a look backwards.
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Before we went away for a short break, our neighbours bowed to the inevitable and had their ash tree, the one that overhung the veg plot, cut down to a tall stump. The idea is to encourage the clematis montana that is growing up it on their side to cover the remains of the trunk. Despite the height of the tree, remarkably little wood landed on our side of the wall (even though most of the crown was actually on our side). The neighbours have gained a lot more light - the tree shaded their whole garden - and I gained another load of woodchip for my paths. In fact, the removal of their tree and ours has noticeably increased the amount of light in houses and gardens across the road which I didn't think would be affected; you don't realise how much light these trees can block out, and at what a distance.
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The third, and most diseased, of the ash trees round our garden, the big one in the field beyond the bottom border, is scheduled to be taken down before the end of the year. It's sad, but these are trees that could cause a lot of damage if they fell. Leaving some of the stumps in place at least provides some sort of habitat for wildlife such as insects, even in the dead wood.
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