structure

windbreak ladder

effort: several years

step the wind up and over, don't wall it off.

a solid barrier makes turbulence; a permeable ladder of heights lifts wind gently. start with a tough salt- and wind-proof shrub line, step up through coppice and small trees, and the sheltered zone behind extends ten times the height of the tallest row. every rung earns its keep in fruit, fixings, or fuel.