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At the moment I am caring full time for a family member and when the time comes I will be selling up and living on a narrowboat.I enjoy reading,especially about those living on narrowboats and their daily lives.The tug Nb Resolute in the above picture is NOT mine but is owned by Dave Moore and is something I would aspire to own one day although I am going to look at many boats before I make a decision on the style and interior.Tugs are looking good at the moment but have yet to look around one. My interest in narrowboats started some 47 years ago. As a lad I cycled from Luton to bridge 111 on the G.U.by the Globe to fish and watch the Morton and Clayton boats go by,full of coal with a family on board and always wondered how they kept their balance on the planks that ran above the coal and why the the dogs didnt jump in the canal.That fascination has stayed with me so when I am able I will be there on my narrowboat joining in the great community of boat owners. Find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/brassiclint or listen to my music site.Use earphones or earplugs depending on your musical taste :) http://blip.fm/Dave_Winter

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Thursday, 23 February 2012

Reducing the Height of a Beech Hedge

Not wanting to wobble about on a pair of step ladders to trim my beech hedge I thought now is the time to cut the top back before the birds start nesting and the sap starts to rise in the wood.

Picture before starting to trim.


Start of the height reduction


View further away.



View of partial and complete height reduction



View from above after trimming.



Completed trimming.


This is the second time I have done this as the hedge gets higher and higher each year even after cutting. It may look drastic from the top view but after a couple of years this grows back to give a nice low hedge.

No dog walking this week as we had the diabetic nurse team in this morning.


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