Evergreen tree is perfect weather protector

THE other day I had to take out my hedge trimmer and mount an assault on some trees and shrubs growing around the patio on the west side of the house.

The growth has been good this summer and they were blocking the light coming in through the dining room window and obscuring the view.

You can see across a meadow, across a raised bog and over to a flat horizon that’s over 20 kilometres away. I love having such a distant horizon and a view without any buildings or signs of human activity. It’s the next best thing to living on the seashore. But it does have its down side.