Photo-a-Day (Wednesday, 4th June, 2025)
For a Tree
This will be quite something when it's finished.
Photo: Dennis Seddon (Sony DSC-HX99)
You have to envisage this area in years to come.Once these trees have started to mature only then will you see the planning behind it all
The centre point of these new gardens is the handkerchief tree, whose leaves turn white in spring and represent Mab's handkerchiefs that she used to dry her tears that she shed as she walked barefoot on the rough ground to Wigan.
You might notice the planting has been done in rubble and broken bricks, which as been reclaimed from the old Haigh Model Village and Zoo, the plants growing in it have been chosen because they like rough ground.
I'm sure it will be perfect and beautiful Dennis.
A few weeks ago, I was talking to a gentleman who I think said his name was Mike or Mick, who was taking some lovely photos of our gardens, one of which was the Handkerchief tree with its lovely white leaves.
Hmmmmmm!
The tree in the centre of the photo is the Handkerchief Tree, so called because its flowers hang down and resemble a handkerchief.
Nearby, are several flower beds. All the plants are planted in rubble, no soil to be seen. Rubble that would normally be moved elsewhere, at great cost, of course.
A lot going on at Haigh Hall!!! Very interesting!!!
Mmmmmmmm I indeed Irene!
Name dropping as usual….
Good photo Dennis. There’s thousands of trees around Haigh Hall is the ‘ Handkerchief’ tree meant to replace the lost trees?…Just wondering.
I hope it has better luck than that Sycamore Gap Tree.
Dennis Haigh Hall is a very very popular place Dennis do you agree.
It’s usually packed when the kids are off school John, I suppose the parents see it as a good place to bring the kids and let them run around without the fear of being run over by traffic.