Liquidambar

The landscape gardener turned up this morning, 24 hours later than he was supposed to. Ah well, at least he showed up. He's a nice chap so I find myself forgiving him. It's interesting how much more easily you feel well disposed towards some people. Anyway, he started by planting a Liquidambar (Sweetgum). I suspect that this wasn't as easy as he thought because at about 40 cms he hit solid rock so he had to pause and go back to base to get his rock breaker. The tree, of which we knew nothing, having asked for something big and decorative, is already 4 metres tall. That's cool.

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Michel also showed up, but after lunch. He still looked a bit 'tired' after his New Year trip up to Lozere with a few mates. Anyway, he continues to finish all the small building jobs that need doing in the garden.