Planting work has started to restore the grounds of Hylands House, Chelmsford, to its 18th century appearance.
Spade work - Roy Whitehead, leader of Chelmsford Council, with Duncan Lumley, Mayor of Chelmsford, oversee Hylands Park tree planting. Picture: ADRIAN RUSHTON (46208-1)
Young trees found their new home on the Hylands estate yesterday as part of a winter-long project.
Chelmsford Council has arranged for 16,000 trees to be planted there over the coming months.
Mayor Duncan Lumley and Christopher Kingsley, cabinet member for arts and entertainment, kick-started the programme when the first trees, four walnuts and two oaks, were set in their future environment.
Earth is also being dug for hawthorn, box, yew, horse chestnut, walnut, holly and pine species. The trees vary in age and height are between three and five years old.
It is hoped the sites chosen for the varieties will make the parkland look more like it was when it was designed by Humphry Repton.
The project is another part of efforts to restore the Hylands House and its surroundings.
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Published Tuesday, November 15, 2005
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