Tuesday, June 8th 2025. We're extending the plantings at the grove to cover the drainage ditch there. The Council cleared the gorse and blackberry away, and we have sprayed it. Nevertheless, gorse in particular will be coming up for years. We're largely on top of the blackberry problem, but we still find little shoots coming off the roots that are still alive. The blackberry stand was impressive, and its roots extensive.

We planted about 120 trees of various types and sizes, all native. Native trees are bush trees and require shelter, but we think we have planted enough to do the job. 

As it's school holidays, we had a couple of young helpers. Their boundless energy found an outlet after we'd finished the planting. They spent some time jumping over the ditch, successfully every time.