THE BIG DIG

I didn’t think I would be saying this in 2024 but I have started on the final garden project. This is an area of the garden that was the most challenging. Under the plastic are 3 large tree stumps, at least 2 of them were apple trees that blew down in the storms of 2020. This is also an area that had a lot of building debris and tall weeds. Each spade produces a network of weed and tree roots so its going to be a task but the aim is to remove all of this and get it levelled. Half will be turned into a gravel path so I can trim the giant hedge. The robin near the spade has followed me around all year and appears within seconds of me digging. It has stayed remarkably slim given the supply of fast food it has received this year.

Final garden project? underway in 2024