Well it is a bit of a mess isn’t it?
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That Leylandii really has to go, especially as there is an Elm Type tree behind it.
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With a judicious use of the loppers and it’s gone.
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The scrubby little bush to the right had to go as well.
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…followed by a No1 to tidy it all up. Don’t forget the little decoration of a bird feeder.
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Then while the chainsaw was out, we started with this and ended up sans one Leylandii stump, one Crimble tree and a straggly Ash tree.
It will be interesting to see what happens next Spring now that a little dappled light can reach the wooded floor. Lots and lots of Bluebells perhaps?