THE 2012 PROJECT (5)

Endless days with sub-zero temperatures mean that there is not much to be done in the garden. Except two things.

The first is bagging the odd mole that dares to come up to the surface. I got another one this morning.

The second is continuing with the 2012 Project, which is to knock the orchard into shape. Last year I cut most of the large trees half way down. Now I am cutting them right down to the ground, in the hope that they will shoot again, once the temperature is positive. It's set to stay frozen for most of the next week, so if I do a tree a day, I should be finished by the end of this month.

Walter Blotscher