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freakiness · ‎24-05-2014

Amazing :D:D

Boring' hedge turned into dragon in East Rudham

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

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 · ‎24-05-2014

Good on him. What an amazing project.

Joono

Anonymous · ‎25-05-2014

crazy!

icyfroth · ‎25-05-2014

Cool!

joz*garage · ‎25-05-2014

persistant!

Signatures suck.

lloydslights · ‎25-05-2014

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 · ‎25-05-2014

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

freakiness · ‎25-05-2014

It looks sturdy enough for them to climb.

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

tasfleur · ‎25-05-2014

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

freakiness · ‎25-05-2014

@tasfleur wrote:
What a winner that is, very innovative and creative, love it ...

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 😄

13 year old, 45 metre long dragon