13 year old, 45 metre long dragon

[freakiness]

Amazing  :D:D

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-27519536

Boring' hedge turned into dragon in East Rudham

John Brooker originally sculpted a few arches into the hedge before turning it into a dragon

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A 75-year-old man said he spent 13 years crafting a "boring" hedge into a 150ft-long (45.7m) giant dragon.

John Brooker sculpted the mystical creature out of the 10ft-high (3m) privet alongside his rented farm cottage in East Rudham, Norfolk.

The topiary features bulging eyes, flaring nostrils and a crested back.

Mr Brooker said: "I was standing at my kitchen sink one day and thought the hedge was boring so decided to do something with it."

[j*oono]

Good on him.  What an amazing project.

[Anonymous]

crazy!

[icyfroth]

Cool!

[joz*garage]

persistant!

[lloydslights]

Back in the 1960s the railway station at Homebush had individual animal shapes of privet dotted along the pea gravelled section of the platform.  

I recall a kangaroo and elephant being about 1.5 metres tall.  It was the stationmaster who "trained" them.  

DEB

[julie-in-oz2]

That's a fancy hedge. I wonder if all the local kids climb it.

[freakiness]

It looks sturdy enough for them to climb. 

He would inspire children's story writing, I suspect.

[tasfleur]

What a winner that is, very innovative and creative, love it ... 

[freakiness]

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@tasfleur wrote:

What a winner that is, very innovative and creative, love it ... 

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I only stole a snippet of the story. There's a photo of the dragon master on the link along with the rest of the story  😄