Brambling
With a big shed to convert into habitable accommodation, you’d think we’d have plenty to do without gardening. Regardless, we’ve spent the last few weekends clearing brambles and establishing footpaths through the piece of scrub woodland that we bought along with the barn.
Very satisfying when liberating trees from the brambles that have engulfed them - although I think we’re just establishing a breeding ground for stinging nettles.
Perhaps just a gentle start to our developments … ?
If you enjoyed that post, then read these...
Brambling take 2 on May 15th, 2007
There's been some pay-back from the bramble clearing that we spent so many weekends doing.
Stove - Flue - Chimney on April 1st, 2009
Hey, in the words of the song, 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
Woodland Garden on March 29th, 2009
Way back in 2007 I put a small raised bed into a clearing in our patch of woodland.
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May 15th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
[...] recently been spending much of our time chopping down brambles and occupied in other such rural pursuits. The stinging nettles that we’ve encouraged to grow in abundance due to the assault we’ve made [...]