{"id":6106,"date":"2021-03-21T19:00:54","date_gmt":"2021-03-21T19:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/?p=6106"},"modified":"2021-03-21T19:01:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-21T19:01:00","slug":"sunday-21-march-stone-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-21-march-stone-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 21 March &#8211; Stone Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn\u2019t post a blog last week as the previous 7 days had not been the most productive.\u00a0 The blog I did post on <a href=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-07-march-marching-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7<sup>th<\/sup> March<\/a> ended with me saying that the forecast was predicting a period of stormy weather that would dictate what I managed to achieve.\u00a0 As it turned out, there were a number of unpleasant windy days that kept us huddled up either in the house or changing over the g\u00eetes as this spring has continued to be encouraging with the number of new guests we have welcomed to Kergudon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My last blog said that I had made a start on reducing the height of the hedges bordering the orchard and the driveway.\u00a0 It took me another couple of days to complete this and we have taken the opportunity not only to reduce the height of the hedge behind our tropical bed but to reduce it fairly dramatically in width.\u00a0 Evidently I am not severe enough in my cutting and this hedge had become very wide, more so at the top than the base \u2013 the complete opposite of how it should be.\u00a0 As this is the ideal time to be a bit harsh we have cut hard into it which makes it look a little bare now but in a few weeks\u2019 time it should have lots of new growth and make a much better shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"464\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tropical-bed-hedge-cut.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6105\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tropical-bed-hedge-cut.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/tropical-bed-hedge-cut\/\" class=\"wp-image-6105 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tropical-bed-hedge-cut.jpg 639w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tropical-bed-hedge-cut-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Tropical-bed-hedge-cut-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 639px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 639\/464;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lonicera hedge behind the tropical bed has had a severe haircut<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"331\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-hedges-cut-down.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6100\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-hedges-cut-down.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/orchard-hedges-cut-down\/\" class=\"wp-image-6100 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-hedges-cut-down.jpg 621w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-hedges-cut-down-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-hedges-cut-down-16x9.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 621px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 621\/331;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Orchard hedges reduced in height<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"397\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-hedges-reduced.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6101\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-hedges-reduced.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/orchard-hedges-reduced\/\" class=\"wp-image-6101 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-hedges-reduced.jpg 637w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-hedges-reduced-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-hedges-reduced-16x10.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 637px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 637\/397;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Orchard hedge reduced in height and the cuttings shredded and used to mulch the bed<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting it down created a lot of green waste that we spent an afternoon shredding to use as mulch.\u00a0 One of the best bits of garden kit we have bought since being here is a petrol powered garden shredder.\u00a0 It has been a brilliant investment.\u00a0 As we have nowhere to compost as yet, and we are discouraged from having a bonfire, we usually have to take all green waste to the d\u00e9chetterie.\u00a0 As we create a lot of green waste this means lots of car trips for us generating pollution and wasting a valuable resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We bought the shredder when we had the sycamores felled in 2019 and it has more than paid for itself.\u00a0 What we paid to buy it was less than what we would have had to pay the tree surgeon to either take away all the branches or for him to shred them onsite just for that one job.  As we have used it on lots of other branches since and we have generated huge amounts of amazing mulch it has paid for itself and benefited the flower beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mulch suppresses the weeds, prevents the moisture from evaporating and, by slowly composting on the bed, adds lots of goodness to the soil.\u00a0 It is amazing how quickly even a thick layer of mulch rots down so we have used the hedge shreddings to refresh the beds in the orchard \u2013 they look great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-bed-mulched.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6099 lazyload\" width=\"303\" height=\"212\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-bed-mulched.jpg 637w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-bed-mulched-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Orchard-bed-mulched-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 303px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 303\/212;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><figcaption>Orchard hedge reduced in height and the cuttings shredded and used to mulch the bed<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The only other significant outdoor work was me giving the bank opposite our entrance on Hent Gorreker its annual clear.&nbsp; This is where, last spring, we had planted a number of rhododendron plants that our neighbour had kindly given us so that, hopefully, in years to come it will be an attractive bank of flower that would suppress the bramble, bracken and other weed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As last spring was so dry, and the new plants so small, the bramble, bracken and other weed looked to have been the only things to have survived so I was delighted when I cleared it to find 7 of the plants still there, hopefully having had a busy year putting on lots of root growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Opposite-side-HG-cleared.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6098 lazyload\" width=\"323\" height=\"218\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Opposite-side-HG-cleared.jpg 634w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Opposite-side-HG-cleared-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Opposite-side-HG-cleared-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 323px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 323\/218;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><figcaption>Annual clearance of the bank opposite our driveway entrance &#8211; amazing some of the rhododendron babies have survived<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This week has been a little more productive, albeit focussed on a single task. That task is a great example of mission creep and how easy it is for work to expand.&nbsp; I had anticipated it to take 2 days at the most, but I have been doing it for 4 and is likely to need another 2 to complete totally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been to rebuild the talus at the south end of the orchard that borders Hent Gorreker.\u00a0\u00a0 A <a href=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-28-february-spring-has-sprung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">few week\u2019s ago<\/a> I showed that the talus had suffered a minor collapse probably as a result of years of freeze \/ thaw action, roots growing between the stones and previous owners removing stones probably for other projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I had to rebuild the wall we thought we would take the opportunity to widen the access to Stable (as that is where the wall is) which has always been tight.&nbsp; While manageable it did take most drivers a number of to\u2019s and fro\u2019s to negotiate the gap and, over New Year someone had evidently scraped and dislodged some stones.&nbsp; They didn\u2019t tell us so hopefully their car was relatively unscathed \u2013 my money\u2019s on the solid slate coming off better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do this I needed to cut the hedge back hard \u2013 more lonicera so pretty accommodating and should recover quickly \u2013 and move the end of the wall back a couple of feet.\u00a0 This is where the mission creep started.\u00a0 By dismantling the end of the wall and where it had collapsed, it was obvious that much of it was pretty unstable and would benefit from being demolished and rebuilt along a greater length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These old talus were originally built with a stone face on both sides with the core in between filled with small stones and soil.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t help that that both the inside face and on the top along much of its length, other than where it was \u2018protected\u2019 by an old willow tree, it had been stripped of the facing stones making it more vulnerable and leaving an odd tall section where the interior stones survived although precariously balanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"414\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Stable-entrance-being-widened.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6104\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Stable-entrance-being-widened.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/stable-entrance-being-widened\/\" class=\"wp-image-6104 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Stable-entrance-being-widened.jpg 637w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Stable-entrance-being-widened-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Stable-entrance-being-widened-16x10.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 637px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 637\/414;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Taking the opportunity to widen the entrance to Stable as I rebuild the wall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"391\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rear-of-talus-left-standing.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6102\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rear-of-talus-left-standing.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/rear-of-talus-left-standing\/\" class=\"wp-image-6102 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rear-of-talus-left-standing.jpg 630w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rear-of-talus-left-standing-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rear-of-talus-left-standing-16x10.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 630px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 630\/391;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Only small section of the old talus with its interior face surviving<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, the original wall had been built around 3 huge boulders (quartz?) which, while attractive, where such an odd shape it was, and is, difficult to get other stones securely around them.\u00a0 As these boulders are so heavy there was no way I would be able to move them, so I decided to demolish as much as I could and rebuild around these rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"443\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-disassembled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6092\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-disassembled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/hg-wall-disassembled\/\" class=\"wp-image-6092 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-disassembled.jpg 631w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-disassembled-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-disassembled-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 631px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 631\/443;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Demolishing the damaged talus alongside Hent Gorreker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-boulders.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6091\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-boulders.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/hg-wall-boulders\/\" class=\"wp-image-6091 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-boulders.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-boulders-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-boulders-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/480;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Large, immovable, boulder base of the talus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided not to build in the same manner and rather than create 2 faces, I have just built the exterior side, facing Hent Gorreker, and have provided support on the inside with a bank of earth.\u00a0 I\u2019ve done this principally because it was much quicker, but also because it ties in with what remained.\u00a0 Also, by digging out as much slate on the inside as I could, have gained lots of stone that I need for the next really major project \u2013 although that won\u2019t happen for at least 6 months I won\u2019t say too much about it now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-rear-being-dug-out.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6094 lazyload\" width=\"331\" height=\"236\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-rear-being-dug-out.jpg 637w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-rear-being-dug-out-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-rear-being-dug-out-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 331px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 331\/236;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><figcaption>Digging our as much slate as I could from the rear of the talus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I am really pleased with the result.\u00a0 I need to add a couple more trailer loads of soil and, as you may be able to see from the photos we have cut down the protective willow and a Christmas tree a previous owner had planted behind the wall, so there is lots more shredding to do \u2013 and more mulch to create!\u00a0 While it is sad to cut down trees, the pine was just the wrong tree in that place and the willow had 3 separate, oddly shaped, trunks none of which were straight.\u00a0 Both trees were also directly underneath power lines that meant they would need frequent cutting to prevent a problem and, as they were too large for me to do, we would have had to contract someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"459\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-reconstructed.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6096\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-reconstructed.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/hg-wall-reconstructed\/\" class=\"wp-image-6096 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-reconstructed.jpg 637w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-reconstructed-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-reconstructed-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 637px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 637\/459;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hent Gorreker wall repaired and rebuilt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"395\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-rebuilt.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6095\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-rebuilt.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/hg-wall-rebuilt\/\" class=\"wp-image-6095 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-rebuilt.jpg 635w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-rebuilt-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-wall-rebuilt-16x10.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 635px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 635\/395;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Hent Gorreker wall repaired and rebuilt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"385\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rear-of-talus-to-be-graded.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6103\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rear-of-talus-to-be-graded.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/rear-of-talus-to-be-graded\/\" class=\"wp-image-6103 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rear-of-talus-to-be-graded.jpg 635w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rear-of-talus-to-be-graded-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Rear-of-talus-to-be-graded-16x10.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 635px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 635\/385;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Rear of the new talus to be graded and planted<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It has left the orchard a little open at the minute, although not in a position that overlooks any accommodation, and has made an electricity pole a little more obvious.\u00a0 However, we have ordered lots more hedging plants that we will add to the top of the wall to mirror those we have planted on the Stable side and so make an attractive hedge all the way across the front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-frontage.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6089 lazyload\" width=\"349\" height=\"241\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-frontage.jpg 623w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-frontage-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HG-frontage-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 349px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 349\/241;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><figcaption>The neater frontage to Kergudon from Hent Gorreker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Having cut down the trees that were there, during the week we bought a number of other plants to replace them that I will get in the ground early next week.\u00a0 All more attractive and interesting than what we have taken out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/New-plants.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6097 lazyload\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/New-plants.jpg 640w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/New-plants-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/New-plants-16x12.jpg 16w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 347px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 347\/260;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><figcaption>Lots of new plants for the orchard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of these plants is one that is special to us, and we will tell you why next week when we show you it planted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I longer blog than anticipated (makes up for last week!) and lots to do next week to totally complete this project which we will show you next Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenavo.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn\u2019t post a blog last week as the previous 7 days had not been the most productive.\u00a0 The blog I did post on 7th March ended with me saying that the forecast was predicting a period of stormy weather that would dictate what I managed to achieve.\u00a0 As it turned out, there were a&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ben-and-daves-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}