Whilst writing my HEN blogs I was noticing the rain coming and going outside my window. In particular I was thinking how the new oaks on Crossways could do with all the water that was busy running down the gutters towards the drains. Then, when I saw it brightening up, I decided to retry my puddle moving tree watering system. It's very simple. You just find a suitable receptacle – in this case my blue compost bin – locate a body of water close to a thirsty tree, then manually move one to the other. If you are on a road with a slight incline the water running in the gutter can be the closest source. Scoop slowly and carefully to maximise each effort. Yes it can be a little hard on the back but I moved about 300 litres of water to 4 thirsty trees (3 oaks and a ginko). The best spot was a depression near a drain, easy to catch 4 litres in 2 easy scoops!

It's very liberating to do something so mad, not least because it makes so much sense.

All 4 TREES & Trees for ALL