Today we returned to Bramble Road to plant the last three remaining trees from our pre-Christmas order from Barcham’s nursery that have been stored on Eric’s drive since mid-January. Along with a few other trees sourced separately and some replacement trees provided by BDC and WTC, we have planted some 30 trees since the end…
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Cuppers Close – 4 April 2019
At 9.30 this morning Allan had arranged to meet with a technician from Essex and Suffolk Water at Cuppers Close. The reason for this is because two weeks earlier we very unluckily hit a waterpipe whilst excavating, something that has never happened before in our four year history during which we have planted in excess…
Bramble Road Park – 28 March 2019
The tree planting we wish we were not doing! This week we were planting trees around the children’s play area near the corner of Bramble Road and Flora Road. This was a planting session that was different from usual for us in two ways. Firstly, and very positively, we were joined by two Aegon employees…
Epping Way – 21 March 2019
Today’s destination for tree planting was Epping Way where we planted three lovely trees; a Betula Pendula ‘Tristis’ and two Acer Campestre, ‘Louisa Red Shine’ and ‘William Caldwell’. These trees, as with most of our trees, come from a specialist nursery in Ely called Barcham. For the last year or so they have been grown…
Some tree news outside Witham
This winter has seen lots of tree work going on in various places. Those of you who know the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation – running between Heybridge Basin and Chelmsford – will know the large number of trees that are along the canal and locks. At Hoe Mill there are several Ash trees beside the…
Eden Close & 1st Bowser Run – 7 March 2019
Eden Close was our destination today for planting Field Maple (Acer Campestre ‘Elsrijk’) and Ornamental Pear (Pyrus Calleryana ‘Redspire’), two species that look particularly good in the autumn and are also good for bees. With only the four of us on hand this week, we decided to limit planting to just two trees and then…