Fencing Report

Hamlet: Come on, sir.
Laertes: Come, my lord. (They play).
Hamlet: One.
Laertes: No!
Hamlet: Judgement?
Osric: A hit, a very palpable hit.
Hamlet (Act V, scene ii, 170)

In Shakespeare’s day, a fencing duel may well have been a method of resolving inter-personal disputes, but fencing (in my book today) involves banging planks together with a saw and hammer, as is the case with the structure around the veggie garden-to-be.

After about three weekends, the end (of planting the support posts) is near, with the exception of the entrance pergola, which includes some higher overhead work. The complete post installation may be completed next weekend, only time will tell.

(Above): That dang Murphy has been at it again. When I awoke this morning the areas where posts have been planted are once again under water. Whilst slower curing may well be good for concrete, I sometimes worry a bit about flooding. The rainfall reading for this weekend? 29mm…

There are 7 “lines” of posts, namely (1) the garage line, (2) the extension line, (3) the secret garden line, (4) the hydrangea run line, (5) the shed line, (6) the potting shed line and (7) the greenhouse line which is the only line still to be concreted. Within the extension line we have four posts of 3.0 metres which are still to be installed as part of the entrance with a gate.

(Above): The secret garden line.

(Above): Part of the extension line, with the entrance installation planned on the right (where the rose bushes are).

(Above): The hydrangea line, which joins the secret garden line at the bottom end, giving a total of 10 posts.

(Above): The potting shed line , sort of parallel with the Kents Road boundary consists of 7 posts. The frame on the left is the position of one of the two gardening access gates on this side.