From the Chapel Garden to the Roman Rotunda we are planting an avenue of Lime trees (Tilia europaea).
They have a lovely leaf (above), and adapt well to pleaching (below). They form a lovely walk way of shade in summer months:
Above: A side view of the pleached lime walk at Sandringham.
Below: Another example of pleaching.
Pleached hedges also allow for layering with hedges behind or on either side
(as above and below).
They also provide for a dramatic vista to the rotunda at the far end, which will be in a glade surrounded by Copper Beeches (Fagus sylvatica purpurea):
Above: An avenue of Copper Beeches in Autumn.
Below: The Copper Beech in our back yard.
And while we're on the subject of Beeches, our architect Chris and his lovely wife Robyn gave us two weeping Beech trees for the park. They grow to a huge size and make great specimen trees (see below). Now where to put them...
