We have been awarded a grant of £2,500 from the Tree Council to plant a hedge around Ducketts Common.
The hedge will be 800m in length and will consist of 5600 hedge plants (75% Hawthorn, 10% Blackthorn, 5% Hawthorn, 5% Dog Rose and 5% Guelder Rose) and 40 hedge trees (20 Field Maple, 10 Rowan and 10 Crab Apple)
The hedge will be slightly set back from the railings and will be maintained so that it does not grow above the height of the railings. It will take several years to fully mature.
One of the requirements of the grant is that local residents are involved in the planting. The Haringey Parks department have already started planting and it will take several days. They hope that some people can help out on Saturday morning – please feel free to come along anytime between 9am and midday.
The next meeting of the Friends of Ducketts Common is on Wednesday 17th February at 7pm at 14a Willoughby Road, London N8 0HR (next to the Citizens Advice Bureau) and we will be planting a ten tree apple orchard at 11am on Thursday 25th February – more details to follow soon.
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