Julia has written with a task update,

“I have ordered 7 x cherry trees which are due to be delivered imminently and I would like to plant them in the gardens, however if they don’t arrive, there is a lot of bramble and nettle which requires brush cutting throughout the wilderness and gardens ready for the snowdrop display in February.”

That looks like 3 groups of 3 guys each to do the planting and everyone else going straight to bramble bashing with hedge trimmers to the fore and pitch forks to the rear.

A space we cleared in the summer gets replanted.

Tree planting team, and Mike.

No. Don’t try planting a whip with the post rammer.