Just starting, Monday 8.30am
We could hardly even see the hedge but Chris Fouracre was reassuring – it’s rain, rather than mist and cold that’s the hedgelayer’s nightmare. He was happy to get stuck into the job, with Livvy helping with clipping, clearing and sharpening stakes, and just look what began to emerge by the end of Day 1. Day 2 still cold, but some sunshine easing through. We chose the best Maple and Crab Apple trees to remain in the hedgeline. Day 3 simply perishing, ground too hard to drive the stakes in.
