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Annual trim for Levens Hall gardens

The world's oldest and largest topiary garden is about to be give its annual end-of-summer tidy up.

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Annual trim for Levens Hall gardens

The world's oldest and largest topiary garden is about to be give its annual end-of-summer tidy up.

It takes six months to trim the gardens at Levens Hall in the Lake District and is a full time job for four gardeners.

We are itching to get going because everything is starting to look a bit tired and fuzzy around the edges.

"It's nice to pick up the shears and get started, cutting it back into shape.

"We would love to get it finished by Christmas, that's the challenge, but it very rarely - if ever - happens because winter gets in the way."

– Chris Crowder, Head gardener
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