Hedge Hacking Haste

In Mid Wales we are used to having plenty of rain during the summer, however, in 2012 the British Summer (as we have seen) surpassed all our expectations with the wettest June on record! The grass, the hedgerows and most of the fruit and veg have benefited from the relentless downpours, but general garden maintenance has been difficult. Fortunately the ground dries quickly and during a break in the weather on Thursday we were able to tackle the hedges.

Normally done over two or more days at a leisurely pace, Thursday saw 8 hours of constant hedge cutting interspersed with 3 trips to Ceredigion recycling to dispose of 6 builder merchant bags of cuttings.

We kept some cuttings for local composting, but most went for recycling. It was a tight squeeze getting two bags into the boot of the car, hopefully when it is time for the second cut in October the electrics will be fixed on the car towbar and we can use the trailer!

Following another break in the weather on Saturday, the lawn also got a cut. Martin hates it when the grass gets too long and is always complaining how messy it looks - although it's probably time now to get that third compost bay up and running!