Long Walk and Folly

Previous Page (2014-2016 Folly Project)

Index:

• Page 1 Creating The Long Walk 2010-2011
• Page 2 2012 Season
• Page 3 2013-2016 Seasons
• Page 4 2014-2016 Folly Project
• Page 5 Before/After Photo Gallery (This page)

Before/After Photo Gallery

Before:

Oct 2010 – Marked out by Mower

After:

Jan 2021

Long Walk – Apr-2018

First proper top trim – Aug 2016

First proper face-trim in August – Sep 2015

Long Walk – Jul 2015

Retained Leaves in Winter – Feb 2015

Long Walk – Aug 2014 – showing the curved “entrance” hedge

Jul 2014 – Started building “The Folly”

Fresh new foliage in Mid Apr 2014

October 2013 (The curved entrance)

October 2013

Aug 2012

Sep 2011

May 2011 – Hornbeam Hedges Planted

Oct 2010 Trenches completed

Oct 2010 Dig trenches

Hornbeam Height

Date	Height
Mar 2011	(Not much growth in first year, no measurement for the end of the season)
Oct 2011	140cm (average)
Oct 2012	140cm (average)
Oct 2013	210cm
Oct 2014	310cm
Oct 2015	380-400cm – topped at 240cm to then allow to grow back to 275-300cm final height (not yet decided what that will be though!)

Tips now at 310cm (final height) – Oct 2014

Site tour: The Holm Oak Walk

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