A Bit of a Bind

Or 'The Great Wildlife Hedge Project:Part 2'. So, the previous hedge having been removed and disposed of, the next step was to prepare the ground for the new hedge. Whilst in the process of digging over the newly-exposed border, I spotted the postman making a cheeky detour through the front garden, taking advantage of the lack of any barrier.

Since the new hedging plants are only tiny and not sufficient to stop a large Geordie postman, something had to be done.

I got hold of some hazel stakes from a friend who was doing some felling, and some long lengths of various woods, predominantly hazel and willow, and made a kind of rustic fence. It's basically a laid hedge without the hedge. The stakes and 'binders' (the twisty horizontal bits) would normally act as the framework for the laid stems (pleachers) of a hedge.

Whilst clearly not postie-proof, it at least forms a psychological barrier. And it seems to have worked, so far.