<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/trees-on-lorrysep18.jpg"><img class="alignright wp-image-5225 size-medium" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/trees-on-lorrysep18-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>With a mixture of excitement and concern I had a sleepless night before my trees arrived. I was very concerned that we (Nick &amp; Val, Dave &amp; Lucie and me) wouldn't be able to man handle the trees into their locations in the back garden.

The lorry turned up nearly an hour later than expected due to traffic and road closures however he was more than happy to reverse his lorry down the drive. He unhitched his forklift truck with an eager readiness to get stuck in and help with the tree planting.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/team-worksep18.jpg"><img class="alignleft wp-image-5226 size-thumbnail" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/team-worksep18-200x150.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="150" /></a>The truth is that without his help we would never have got the trees into place because they were just too heavy and unwieldy. The forklift did mess up the lawn in places but it was a small price to pay and I will soon repair it with some soil and grass seed. I was very relieved to get the work done and a big thank you to my dear friends and Richard the truck driver.

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They do look very good and I'm pleased with them. They will be getting plenty of water over the next few days to make sure they become established.