December Dust

September 2008 - Open Day

We enjoyed meeting many people who came to see Frogwood for themselves, and see the progress made, with the new Avenue trees planted. Everyone took a turn at laying a brick into the diamond lawn edging.

Laying a brick in the diamond lawn edging

July 2008 - Winter Arboretum Planting

In the middle of July a small group gathered together on a misty winter morning to start the planting of the trees for 2008.

The majority of the trees were planted down the "Avenue" (see Mud Map) and positions had been carefully marked out using surveyors equipment. The soil had been ripped a month previously to loosen and encourage the rains down into the soil, as we had had a very dry Autumn. Planting had actually been delayed a month because it was so dry, but finally the rain came, the trees were delivered and we got them planted, mulched and fertilised, tree guarded and watered.

Avenue Trees planted are:

Small Leafed Linden -Tilia cordata
European Beech - Fagus sylvatica
Sweet Chestnut - Castanea sativa
Liquidambar - Liquidambar styraciflua
Ginkgo - Ginkgo biloba - a 3/4 circular grove of 43 trees at the very end of the main Avenue.
Olive - Olea europea a separate small avenue.

Also planted were 4 female fruiting Date Palms - Phoenix dactelifera, otherwise known as the "Tree of Life" at the beginning of the Avenue.