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128-455: Christchurch Park is a historical area of rolling lawns, wooded areas, and delicately created arboreta close to the town centre in Ipswich , Suffolk . The park hosts various facilities such as a children's play area, tennis courts, table tennis, bowling greens and outdoor gym equipment. The distinguished Tudor house, Christchurch Mansion , is located at the parks southern entrance and holds

256-669: A Viewing Order was needed so as not to interfere with funeral events. An arboretum containing mostly plants from Scandinavian countries. Situated on the European side of Istanbul in the northern Sarıyer district, Atatürk Arboretum covers 296 ha (730 acres) adjacent to the Belgrad Forest . The arboretum also includes a rare plant nursery operated by Istanbul University Forestry Department. A small arboretum at Bank Hall Gardens , Bretherton in Lancashire , contains

384-540: A double A-side of " All About You/You've Got a Friend " from their second album, Wonderland , which featured a 60-piece orchestra. The single reached number 1 for a week on 13 March 2005, with all profits donated to Comic Relief . The video for "You've Got a Friend" was shot in Uganda, Africa, which McFly visited for to raise awareness for the cause. Several months later, on 2 July, McFly co-headlined Live 8 Japan , with Björk and Good Charlotte and also took part in

512-650: A fruticetum , from the Latin frutex , meaning shrub , much more often a shrubbery , and a viticetum (from the Latin vitis, meaning vine , referring in particular to a grape vine ). A palm house is a large greenhouse for palms and other tender trees. Egyptian pharaohs planted exotic trees and cared for them; they brought ebony wood from the Sudan, and pine and cedar from Syria. Hatshepsut 's expedition to Punt returned bearing thirty-one live frankincense trees,

640-616: A yew thought to be at least 550 years old, the oldest in Lancashire. George Anthony Legh Keck had the arboretum planted in the gardens which were abandoned from the 1970s until 1995 when Bank Hall Action Group cleared the grounds. It contains one of two known fallen Sequoia sempervirens in the UK , Wellingtonia , dawn redwood ( Metasequoia glyptostroboides ), Atlas cedar ( Cedrus atlantica ), western hemlock ( Tsuga heterophylla ), Chinese swamp cypress and yew. Recent additions by

768-528: A "Proms in the Park" event is also held together with a screening of a popular film in the park's 'bowl', Snow Hill, prompting al fresco patriotism. An annual parade of historic vehicles also assembles along the spinal path of the park, and marks the start of the Ipswich to Felixstowe Run . "Mayors' Walk" is a pathway in Christchurch Park, which has provided a permanent record of Ipswich mayors over

896-542: A 250-hectare site in the Greenhills Forest areas west of the Tuggeranong Parkway and Lake Burley Griffin , Canberra , Australia . It includes an existing stand of 5000 Himalayan Cedars and the 80-year-old Cork Oak plantation which were damaged by the 2001 and 2003 Canberra bushfires . It features different types of threatened and symbolic trees from around Australia and the world, including

1024-550: A 26-date Greatest Hits tour for a month, starting near the end of November 2007 supported by Elliot Minor and Saving Aimee , to promote the album. On 23 February and 1 March 2008, they performed two small gigs at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney, Australia while recording Radio:Active . They performed the same set list as for their Greatest Hits tour. It was here where they recorded the crowd singing "we don't care" which

1152-587: A 34-date tour with both Busted and McFly songs. The only member of the original groups not to participate in the new lineup was former Busted singer Charlie Simpson . After Simpson's return to Busted in November 2015, McFly made a return and sold out their Anthology Tour in September 2016. After that, the band took an indefinite hiatus, with their Twitter account confirming that the boys were focusing on solo projects in 2018. In January 2019, Poynter confirmed via

1280-412: A DVD following the tour. On 21 June, a solo interview by Fletcher was published by Fabulous magazine in time for Father's Day. Fletcher stated that "McBusted was an opportunity to have fun without knowing where it would take us, but McFly is for life. McBusted has been amazing fun, but it's not where our passion is. McFly is more than a band, we live and breathe it. We want to make album number six." On

1408-554: A committee until it was acquired by the Derby Corporation during the 1880s, the Derby Arboretum was only open free to the public for two days of the week for its first four decades, the remaining days being reserved for subscribers and their families and guests. Very popular anniversary festivals were staged annually which drew crowds of tens of thousands and helped to fund the upkeep of the park. The Derby Arboretum

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1536-410: A documentary with Fearne Cotton , Jones confirmed that McFly have three unreleased albums. The band were on a hiatus but Jones hinted at a future reunion, stating "It's really nice to have a bit of breathing space after 12½ years with McFly. We've never really had this time off, so we'll give it a few months and see how we feel. When we're all refreshed, we'll go and smash an album." On 25 April 2016,

1664-465: A fire in about 1670, when the main porch was also added. Claude Fonnereau bought the Christchurch estate in 1734 which at the time totaled more than 114 acres (46 ha) of land (today's park covers about 82 acres (33 ha)). By 1772 the public were granted some access to the park and tried to introduce keys for those who would sign an agreement with conditions of entry. Following efforts by

1792-472: A large rockery. Paths gently weave through the gardens past tennis courts, croquet lawns and a band stand. Visitors will find ample seating and a large grass area for picnics. The Upper Arboretum was opened as the first public park in Ipswich in 1853. It was envisaged as providing "healthful and harmonious recreation" by James Allen Ransome , a Councillor with Ipswich Municipal Council . Christchurch Park

1920-459: A large variety of rare but hardy plants and trees, including amongst many species a grove of Giant Redwoods and a substantial Liquidambar collection. The arboretum is extensively labelled with educational notes and information for many of the plants. Wolverley, Kiddermister, Bodenham Arboretum has 156 acres (0.63 km ) contains mature woodland, specimen trees and shrubs. With a collection of over 3,000 species of trees and shrubs it includes

2048-470: A new cafe and visitor centre. Dropmore Park , Buckinghamshire (Bucks) England, was created in the 1790s for future prime minister Lord Grenville . On his first day in occupation, he planted two cedar trees. At least another 2,500 trees were planted. By the time Grenville died in 1834, his pinetum contained the biggest collection of conifer species in Britain. Part of the post-millennium restoration

2176-399: A number of collections such as Acers, North American Oaks and Alders. There are many species of insects and resident and migrating birds with the aquatic and wet margins to the pools provide a breeding ground for many water-fowl and frogs. The Derby Arboretum opened on 16 September 1840. Commissioned and presented by Joseph Strutt (1766–1844) a wealthy industrialist and major local benefactor,

2304-511: A podcast that the band would be reforming that year with a new album and tour. In September the band announced a new album of previously unreleased material and a concert at the O2 Arena in November 2019, followed by a 2020 come-back arena tour, this would however be delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their sixth album, Young Dumb Thrills , was released in 2020. According to

2432-680: A public museum and art gallery. The park belonged to various noble families as private land throughout its history but was purchased by the Ipswich Borough Council in 1894 and opened as the town's first public park in 1895. From the 12th century the park was the site of the Augustinian Priory of the Holy Trinity, Ipswich . In 1536 the Priory's estates were seized by the crown during Henry VIII 's Dissolution of

2560-517: A quiet, peaceful stroll along the many walking tracks and roads providing access to the 126 hectares of breathtaking scenery and tranquil beauty that the Arboretum has to offer. The RJ Hamer Arboretum land is a small part of the original Dandenong and Woori Yallock State forest, proclaimed over 110 years ago. The RJ Hamer Arboretum is the first known occasion in which a forest style Arboretum was completely established by planting. A basic planting design

2688-418: A significant contribution to its planting, specialising in exotic, pendulous, contorted and twisted trees. It is also his final resting place – he is buried beneath a massive slab of Cumbrian slate inscribed by local artist John Skelton with the simple words "Edward James, Poet 1907 – 1984". The Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen is a German arboretum that has been used as a biological institute for many years. It

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2816-813: A small lake, lodges, benches and other features and some of the nineteenth-century trees still survive. Affectionately referred to as "The Arb", the Nottingham Arboretum it also gives its name to the residential area – in which it lies – of the City of Nottingham , England. Located in Dompierre-les-Ormes , in South Burgundy , near Mâcon , the Arboretum de Pézanin was established in 1903 by French botaniquer Joseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin (1872–1917). Acquired by

2944-542: A spectacular display of colour in May and June. In the Summer the arboretum is bordered by white foxgloves, interspersed with shades of pink. The arboretum is much loved by locals but it is an irony that the fame of its youth has been largely forgotten, unappreciated, in its magnificent maturity. The Greifswald Botanic Garden and Arboretum (total area 9 hectares, German: Botanischer Garten und Arboretum der Universität Greifswald),

3072-528: A supplement in The Mail on Sunday on 20 July 2008. It was subsequently released in stores on 22 September 2008 with four additional tracks, a DVD and a 32-page booklet. The album was announced after McFly confirmed that they had left Island Records as they were unhappy with some of the decisions that the label was making for them. Since announcing the launch of their new record label, the band have said that they "won't rule out" signing other acts, but that for

3200-633: A vampire theme along with a sex scene involving Judd. The "Party Girl" video was taken from the movie. This was released on DVD on 29 November exclusively to HMV stores. The film has since been panned by the band themselves. In August 2011, McFly announced that they would be doing a tour consisting of 26 dates around the UK in March/April 2012. On 1 November McFly teamed up with Gioia Jewellery to release their first official jewellery range designs include each member's SuperCity logo. On 4 December, Poynter won

3328-727: A week, matching a limited edition Elvis Presley single, "One Night". This record was broken by the 2015 NHS charity single A Bridge Over You ; after becoming the Christmas number one on 25 December 2015, the single fell to Number 29 the following week. McFly held their Motion in the Ocean tour from 17 September 2006 and were supported by The Click Five and Nylon . They also held their McFly Up Close and Personal tour, supported by Lil' Chris , which started on 20 March 2007, and consisted of performing in twenty four locations not covered by their arena tours over thirty four dates. Motion in

3456-543: Is a collection of mature trees and shrubs that spreads over 10 acres of the Golden Grove / Gelli Aur Country Park . Commissioned by John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor , the majority of the planting took place in 1865. It is an unusual, fine arboretum and celebrated in Victorian and Edwardian times as the finest in the UK. It is built in an arc as though embracing the house, fanning out from an ancient oak which stands at

3584-492: Is also significant because it was the planted counterpart to Loudon's Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum (1838) which detailed all the hardy and semi-hardy trees and shrubs of the British Isles. Within the park, the trees and shrubs were laid out according to the natural system and labelled so that visitors could identify them using the guide. The Derby park had a major impact on park design elsewhere including Europe,

3712-677: Is an arboretum and a scientific-researching institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine . The park is located in the northern part of the Uman city, Cherkasy Oblast ( Central Ukraine ), near the river Kamianka. Some areas of the park are reminiscent of an English garden . Today the park is a popular recreational spot, annually visited by 500,000 visitors. McFly (band) McFly are an English pop rock / pop band formed in London in 2003. The band took their name from

3840-475: Is an independent label operated and owned by McFly. Initially, McFly were signed to major record outlet Universal Island Records . Although they have left Universal, McFly's singles are distributed by a company named "Absolute" who also distribute for acts like Cascada and Jay Sean and are part of the Universal Group. Super Records was created after McFly decided to leave Island, Universal Records at

3968-404: Is home to in excess of 100 different bird varieties, including a large selection of ducks, geese and swans which inhabit the two large ponds situated within the park. Wilderness Pond is also home to a number of terrapins. A small bird reserve was set up in the early 1990s, and dog-walkers are restricted to keeping their pets on a lead within this area to reduce disturbances to the birds. Alongside

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4096-576: Is located in the area of two neighboring villages Vieska nad Žitavou and Tesárske Mlyňany near Zlaté Moravce , Slovakia . It was established in 1892 by Hungarian Count István Ambrózy-Migazzi. Today, it is governed by the Slovak Academy of Sciences . Within its 67 hectares (170 acres) area, the arboretum features more than 2,300 woody plant species, being one of the largest collections in Central Europe . The Nottingham Arboretum (1852)

4224-542: Is right. Poynter started a band called Ink. Fletcher has several books out, including the Christmasaurus which has been adapted to the stage and Fletcher was working on the film version. Judd went on tour with a production called Rip It Up , a musical. Jones released his own website with his own music released in July 2018 titled Is This Still Love . In July 2018, McFly played Matt's anniversary celebrations,

4352-826: Is situated close to the Dutch border in North Rhine-Westphalia and has 500 varieties of trees and an interesting ground flora. The founder Illa and Ernst J. Martin wanted to find out if the giant sequoia, which had existed in Germany before the ice age, could be introduced to German forestry . Sochi Arboretum is a monument of landscape architecture located in the Khosta district of the city of Sochi , Krasnodar Krai , in Russia. It includes 76 species of pine, 80 species of oak, and 24 species of palm. Sofiyivsky Park

4480-545: Is to use what survives as the basis for a collection of some 200 species. Dømmesmoen Arboret is a 40 hectares (99 acres) arboretum in Grimstad municipality, Aust-Agder county, Norway . In the Dømmesmoen forest, where the arboret is planned in harmony with nature, 22 different ecosystems have been defined. The trees and plants have been planted along the tracks so that the visitors can experience and learn about them in

4608-574: Is tucked away on a south facing escarpment of the famous Cotswold Hills. Bedgebury National Pinetum , near Goudhurst , Kent is one of the world's most complete collections of conifers . The 300 acre Pinetum contains over 12,000 trees and shrubs (including 1,800 different species) from across five continents, many of them rare and endangered. Located in South Derbyshire near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, with planting begun in 1992, this 9 acre Royal Horticultural Society recommended arboretum contains

4736-632: The Back to the Future character Marty McFly . The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar, and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals, harmonica, and guitar), Dougie Poynter (bass guitar, vocals) and Harry Judd (drums). They were signed to Island Records from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records . McFly rose to fame after fellow band Busted , with whom they later formed McBusted , helped launch them by inviting them to tour in 2004. In 2005, they won

4864-724: The Brit Award for Best British Pop Act. McFly's debut album Room on the 3rd Floor debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and is certified as double platinum ; this led to them taking the record, in the Guinness Book of Records , as being the youngest band ever to have an album debut at number one—a title taken from the Beatles . A month after the album was released, the band had their first UK headlining tour. The band's second album, Wonderland , which

4992-561: The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), McFly has been certified for 2 million albums and 2.6 million singles in the UK. and more than 10 million records worldwide. As of 2016, McFly have had 18 consecutive UK top 20 singles, seven of which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart and fifteen of which were consecutive top ten singles. In 2001, Tom Fletcher auditioned for Busted , but lost out on

5120-525: The British climate , an international history of arboriculture , an assessment of the cultural, economic and industrial value of trees and four volumes of plates. Loudon urged that a national arboretum be created and called for arboreta and other systematic collections to be established in public parks , private gardens, country estates, and other places. He regarded the Derby Arboretum (1840) as

5248-502: The Derby Arboretum opened in 1840, another arboretum was opened for free public access at Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington near London, modelled partly on Mount Auburn Cemetery near Boston and designed by Loddiges nursery. It was laid out with 2,500 trees and shrubs, all labelled and arranged in an unusual alphabetical format from A for Acer (maple trees) to Z for Zanthoxylum (American toothache trees). Until Kew

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5376-683: The Japanese manga/anime of the same title . "Dragonball" did not enter the Official UK Top 100 Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 57 on the Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100. On 2 December 2021, they released their cover version of " Walking in the Air ". The single did not enter the Official UK Top 100 Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 25 on the Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100. On 29 March 2023

5504-561: The London concert at Hyde Park . The second single from Wonderland , " I'll Be OK ", was released in the UK on 15 August 2005 and scored them their fourth UK number 1. The album itself was released on 29 August 2005 entering at number 1. The third single from Wonderland , " I Wanna Hold You ", was released on 17 October 2005 with an unknown song Easy Way Out on the single and it gave them their 6th top 3 single. Their fourth and final single, " Ultraviolet/The Ballad of Paul K " from Wonderland

5632-619: The United Kingdom . One example of an early European tree collection is the Trsteno Arboretum , near Dubrovnik in Croatia . The date of its founding is unknown, but it was already in existence by 1492, when a 15 m (49 ft) span aqueduct to irrigate the arboretum was constructed; this aqueduct is still in use. The garden was created by the prominent local Gučetić/Gozze family . It suffered two major disasters in

5760-525: The eleventh series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! . On 17 December, Judd won the ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing . On the band's latest tour, entitled Keep Calm and Play Louder Tour , they showcased three brand new songs entitled "Do Whatcha", "Red" and "Touch the Rain", all of which would be on their sixth studio album. Judd was invited to carry the Olympic Torch as part of

5888-556: The 1930s, this Forestry Commission arboretum is at Kilmun , Argyll and Bute , Scotland . Established in the early 19th century around the historical Kórnik Castle by its owner, Count Tytus Działyński , later enriched by his heirs : his son Jan Kanty Działyński and Władysław Zamoyski . It is the largest and oldest arboretum in Poland. It covers over 40 hectares and is famous for rich collections of rhododendrons , azaleas , conifers , lilacc , and other woody species from all over

6016-500: The 1990s but its two unique and ancient Oriental Planes remained standing. The arboretum at Ooty was established in 1992 with an aim of conserving native and indigenous trees, and is maintained by the Department of Horticulture with Hill Area Development Programme funds. It occupies 1.58 hectares (3.9 acres) near Ooty Lake . The site is a micro watershed area and a natural habitat for both indigenous and migratory birds; prior to

6144-510: The 2006 draining of both the 'round' and 'wilderness' ponds in order to remove the five feet of silt that had collected over the previous 80 years. The Upper and Lower Arboreta within Christchurch Park are the horticultural gem of Ipswich providing inspiration to gardeners and a tranquil setting for relaxation and reflection. Just a few minutes from the town centre the formal gardens are planted with seasonal bedding displays, rose and shrub beds, an island herbaceous bed, formal carpet bedding and

6272-734: The 3rd Floor and Wonderland , as well as a new version of "Five Colours in Her Hair". The band played several gigs in Los Angeles and New York, as well as attending the American premiere of Just My Luck in Hollywood . McFly's first single of 2006 was " Please, Please ", released in the UK as a double A-side with a cover of the Queen hit " Don't Stop Me Now " on 17 July as the official song for Sport Relief 2006 . It reached number 1 in

6400-588: The Action Group include paperbark maple ( Acer griseum ) (2004), cedar of Lebanon ( Cedrus libani ) (2005), further yew and pine trees (2006–2009) and a Ginkgo biloba (2011) for the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. It also has many specimens of snowdrop , daffodil and bluebell . Situated one and a quarter miles west of Moreton-in-Marsh , Gloucestershire , Batsford Arboretum

6528-561: The Anthology Tour due to Judd herniating a disc in his neck. McFly eventually toured in September 2016. After the tour, the band revealed that they had scrapped two albums worth of songs recorded since Above the Noise . Fletcher said: "After a certain amount of time, you feel like that was where you were at, at a moment[...] If we released stuff we recorded three years ago, we wouldn't be 100 per cent behind it any more. We still love

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6656-649: The British colonies and North America and other public parks and arboreta were established modelled on Loudon's creation and using his ideas. In 1859 for example, it was visited by Frederick Law Olmsted on his European tour of parks, and it had an influence on the planting in Central Park , New York. Industrial pollution killed most of the original plantings by the 1880s (although a few examples remain), but it has been renovated and replanted with National Lottery Heritage funding closer to Loudon's original layout and with

6784-475: The Derby Arboretum was designed by John Claudius Loudon and had a major impact upon the development of urban parks. It was one of the first Victorian public parks and also unusual for the quality of its collection of trees and shrubs. Although established on only quite a small site of 14 acres, the park featured a labelled collection of over 1000 trees and shrubs and was landscaped with mounds, sinuous paths, urns, benches, statues, lodges and other features. Managed by

6912-485: The Ipswich Corporation to find land for a public park in 1848 W.C. Fonnereau leased 13 acres (53,000 m) to the corporation from 1851 who developed the arboretum in the same year that the park was visited by Prince Albert . By 1895 the mansion was owned by Felix Cobbold who offered to give it to the corporation on condition that the corporation purchased the rest of the grounds. A deal was concluded and

7040-604: The Monasteries . The land was purchased by a London merchant, Paul Withypoll in 1545, and between 1548 and 1550 his son Edmund Withypoll had the priory demolished and built Christchurch Mansion in its place. The Mansion remains the impressive Tudor centrepiece of the park and contains a museum, art gallery and tea room. During the 1560s there was an ongoing dispute with the Ipswich Corporation in relation to various alterations carried out and public access to

7168-541: The O2 Arena (they performed there at the 2010 Jingle Bell Ball ). Following the selling-out of the O2 Show the band announced a further eleven tour dates forming an official comeback arena tour in 2020. However, the band rescheduled the tour three times (now called the Young Dumb Thrills Tour due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ; they eventually undertook the tour in September 2021. On 2 July 2020,

7296-562: The Ocean was re-released as a double disc edition with "Baby's Coming Back" and DVD from the Wembley show on 14 May 2007 and reached number 14. McFly's All the Greatest Hits compilation album was released on 5 November 2007 and reached number 4 in the charts. The first single from the album, The Heart Never Lies , which reached number 3 in the UK singles chart, was premiered at the V Festival in August. The album also featured two new songs alongside "The Heart Never Lies", "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Don't Wake Me Up". The band went on

7424-411: The Olympic Torch Relay Run for the 2012 London Olympics . On 4 August 2012, McFly played for a crowd of 50,000 people at an outdoor show in Hyde Park as part of the Olympic BTLondonLive celebration. In September 2012, McFly played four shows in America. Two at L.A.'s famed Roxy and two at New York's legendary Gramercy Theatre. All four shows sold out in less than a minute and fans lined up hours before

7552-438: The Rain" were both previewed during McFly's Keep Calm and Play Louder tour in 2012. "Love Is on the Radio" was previewed during McFly's 10th anniversary shows at the Royal Albert Hall in 2013. "Love Is on the Radio", the first single taken from their new album, was released on 24 November. The album was due to be released in the northern spring of 2014, but this has been put on hold. In the McBusted biography by Jennifer Parker it

7680-402: The Southern Hemisphere can be found at Eastwoodhill Arboretum , Ngatapa , Gisborne , New Zealand . The arboretum is the realization of the dream of William Douglas Cook (1884–1967), who started planting trees on his farm shortly after the First World War . The arboretum is now the National Arboretum of New Zealand, and holds some 4,000 different trees, shrubs and climbers. This arboretum

7808-414: The UK before going on to do 7 dates in South America including Brasil, Argentina and Chile. David Archuleta , the American Idol runner up, supported them on their UK stint. McFly achieved their third number 1 album, Radio:Active , with the Radio:Active – Live at Wembley Tour DVD on 17 May 2009. The Up Close... And This Time It's Personal tour ended on 9 June. Later this month Mcfly did 3 shows for

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7936-399: The UK charts on 23 July, making it the band's fifth number 1 single of their career. On 14 September 2006, it was confirmed via an email newsletter from McFly's official website that the third album would be called Motion in the Ocean . The album was released on 6 November 2006 and reached number 6. The second release from the album, " Star Girl " was released on 23 October 2006, to promote

8064-531: The album name came from where Jones and Fletcher wrote most of the songs for the album: room 363 in the InterContinental Hotel in London. The third single, " That Girl ", was released on 6 September 2004, placing at number 3. The fourth single, Room on the 3rd Floor , the album's title track, was released on 15 November 2004 and reached number 5. McFly supported Busted on their nationwide arena tour along with V in February 2004 and then had their first headlining tour in September 2004. In March 2005, McFly released

8192-483: The album was " Do Ya/Stay With Me ", released 23 November 2008. The song was released in aid of 2008's Children in Need and reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart , the lowest charting position of any of their singles to date, and their first single not to reach Top 10. In 2009 McFly decided to once again arrange a tour to situate smaller venues, this time being called Up Close... And This Time It's Personal starting on 18 April in Amsterdam . They then did 14 dates in

8320-433: The album. "Star Girl" reached number 1 in its first week. The third release from the album, " Sorry's Not Good Enough/Friday Night ", was released on 18 December 2006, and reached number 3 in the UK singles charts. "Friday Night" is featured in the movie Night at the Museum , which was released on 22 December 2006, in Canada and the US and 26 December 2006, in the UK. Their next single, " Baby's Coming Back/Transylvania ",

8448-405: The annual fair. In 1567 Edmund Withypoll constructed a new pond, now known as the ' Wilderness Pond'. Queen Elizabeth I stayed at the mansion for six days during August 1561. She returned to the town for four days in 1575. Edmund's granddaughter Elizabeth Withipoll married Leicester Devereux, 6th Viscount Hereford and the mansion passed to the Devereux family, who rebuilt the upper floors after

8576-471: The band announced that they would be going back on tour in June 2016, where they would be playing all five albums and including some original new songs for a potential new album over three dates in each of four chosen cities: Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London, with the tour called "The Anthology". Talking to 1883 Magazine , Fletcher said: "After doing two massive Arena tours with McBusted, we really wanted to do something different for this tour to herald

8704-402: The band announced they had signed a new record deal with BMG Rights Management and confirmed they will be releasing their first album of new material later in the year. On 27 July 2020, the band announced their sixth studio album Young Dumb Thrills . Pre-orders began 30 July 2020, with the lead single Happiness releasing on the same day. The instant gratification single from the new album

8832-402: The band announced via their Twitter page that they would also be playing a two-date special concert at the Royal Albert Hall in celebration of their 10th anniversary as a band. Due to huge demand, two extra dates were announced. In addition, the Saturday show was streamed live from the band's website for fans who couldn't attend. During an interview with the Big Top 40 Webchat, Fletcher described

8960-475: The band released the single "Broken By You", a bilingual song (English/Portuguese) featuring Brazilian band Fresno . McFly brought the Power To Play tour to Brazil for 3 nights in May 2024. On 9 October 2024, during McFly's concert at the O2 Arena, Busted and McFly announced the Busted vs McFly Tour for 2025. This marks the first time all seven members of each band have performed together since Busted invited McFly to tour with them in 2003. Super Records Ltd.

9088-404: The band. Subscribers would be able to download CDs before they were sold in stores. They would also gain access to video streams, web-chats, VIP access at gigs, and first call on tickets. This website was developed in a hope to combat any leaks (piracy) and gain loyalty from their fans, as they would have access to any new materials before they could be leaked. The website had about 50,000 visitors

9216-610: The birds of the park, grey squirrels and a fox inhabit the arboreta. There is also a deer residing on the island in the wilderness pond. Sporting facilities within the park include tennis courts, a croquet lawn and a bowling green. Christchurch Park has also long been the centre of many of Ipswich's leisure and entertainment events. The Ipswich Carnival, a giant fireworks display, The Ipswich Flower Show and The Ipswich Music Festival are all held here, along with concerts from bands such as McFly , Busted , Diversity (Britain's Got Talent), Jedward, Jools Holland and Status Quo . Every summer,

9344-437: The charts. This was followed by the album Room on the 3rd Floor debuting at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart . It would go on to be certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry . The album broke records, as McFly earned an award from Guinness World Records for being the youngest band to have a debut album enter the charts in the top position, a distinction previously held by The Beatles . The idea for

9472-495: The creation of the arboretum it had been neglected, and the feeder line bringing water to the lake was contaminated with urban waste and agricultural chemicals . From 2005 to 2006 the Hill Area Development Programme provided funds of Rs 1,250,000 for the construction of permanent fencing, a footpath, and other infrastructure facilities. Probably the largest collection of Northern Hemisphere trees in

9600-521: The densest burial mound areas found in Norway. The most famous attractions at Dømmesmoen among locals are a 400-500 year old hollow oak , and a wooden tower overlooking the town of Grimstad. 2 kilometres east of Dømmesmoen, at Fjære , Fjære church is situated. The stone church was built around year 1150, and has significant historical value dating back to the Viking area. Golden Grove / Gelli Aur Arboretum

9728-407: The early 1950s. The arboretum comprises some 18,000 trees and shrubs, over an area of approximately 600 acres (240 ha). It has 17 miles (27 km) of marked paths which also provide access to a wide variety of rare plants. The St Roche's Arboretum at West Dean College is a circuit walk 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long that encompasses a collection of specimen trees and shrubs. Edward James made

9856-462: The first day, causing the site to shut down for two weeks. The first single from their fifth album, " Party Girl ", was written in Atlanta with Dallas Austin . It premiered on 14 July on BBC Radio 1 and was released on 5 September and reached number 6 in the UK charts. The "Party Girl" music video was voted number 1 by fans, in the 4Music Video Honours of 2010. The album, Above the Noise ,

9984-410: The first time performing as a band in almost 2 years. On 28 December 2018, Poynter confirmed via a podcast on Sappenin' Podcast with Sean Smith that McFly would be returning from their hiatus with a new album during the year and they would also be doing a new tour during the summer. Following this, on 9 September, the band's Instagram page posted a video of their microphone logo, accompanied by

10112-625: The forestry commission, which are concerts that take place every year to raise awareness of the UK forests. They were supported by indie-rock band Vagabond. Also in June, McFly made a surprise appearance at the Jonas Brothers ' show at Wembley Stadium on 15 June, joining them on stage to sing " Star Girl ". In Autumn 2010, McFly re-signed and partnered with their previous Label (Island Records) to create and launch an interactive website, Super City , which provided fans with unprecedented access to

10240-424: The group announced that their seventh studio album Power to Play would be released on 9 June 2023. The lead single from the album, "Where Did All The Guitars Go?" was released on 31 March 2023. On 26 April 2023, McFly released the single "God Of Rock & Roll" and announced their Power to Play UK and Ireland tour, scheduled for October–November 2023. Power to Play released on 9 June 2023. On 21 July 2023,

10368-588: The iTunes Live Festival '08. An EP of the performance, released 4 August 2008, was made available to download from the iTunes Store . The second single from the album, " Lies " was released on 15 September 2008 and reached number 4 in the charts. McFly embarked on their sixth arena tour in 2008, starting from 7 November 2008, attending 14 dates, supported by manufactured pop band Avenue and Indie pop rock band Reemer. They also performed four concerts in Brazil from 5 October 2008 to 11 October 2008. The third single from

10496-502: The individual trees are labelled for identification. The trees may also be organised in a way to aid their study or growth. Many tree collections have been claimed as the first modern arboretum, with the term applied retrospectively as it probably did not come into use even orally until the later eighteenth century, or later. Probably the most important early proponent of the arboretum in the English-speaking transatlantic world

10624-442: The late 13th century, and had them brought by elephant to his winter capital at Khanbaliq (modern Beijing ), where they were planted on a large artificial mound, "a hundred paces in height and over a mile in cicumference", known as the "Green Mound", with a palace or pavilion at the top. The ground of the mound was also covered in pieces of green stone. In an arboretum a wide variety of trees and shrubs are cultivated. Typically

10752-534: The moment they're just concentrating on releasing their "own stuff". Radio:Active mixes their love of vintage rock with a British twist on the modern pop-rock sound. The first single released from the Radio:Active album was " One for the Radio ", a song about as the band's "constant struggle for critical acceptance". The single was premiered on BBC Radio 1 's Switch with Nick Grimshaw on 1 June 2008 and

10880-524: The most important landscape-gardening commission of the latter part of his career because it demonstrated the benefits of a public arboretum (for more details see below). Commenting on the Loddiges family's famous Hackney Botanic Garden arboretum, begun in 1816, which was a commercial nursery that subsequently opened free to the public, for educational benefit, every Sunday, Loudon wrote: "The arboretum looks better this season than it has ever done since it

11008-494: The park between 1885 and 1927. Today it contains over 1,200 taxa (species and cultivars) of broad-leaved trees, 300 of coniferous trees, and about 600 of perennial herbs. Arboretum Wespelaar , in Wespelaar , Belgium , brings together trees and shrubs from the whole world. The arboretum focuses on: Acer , Magnolia , Rhododendron and Stewartia . The Westonbirt Arboretum , near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England ,

11136-701: The park opened to the public on 11 April 1895. The park contains memorials to the Ipswich Martyrs which was installed in 1903. The war memorial to servicemen lost during the Boer War , World War I was moved to the park from cornhill in 1924. The corporation acquire the upper arboretum in 1928. In 2004, the park received a £4.2 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a programme of extensive renovation and restoration of its facilities and historical features. This renovation included

11264-683: The place to Charlie Simpson . Fletcher was originally accepted as part of Busted's line-up, but Island Records went on to reassess the situation and eventually decided to have the band as a three-piece rather than a four-piece. Though the record label decided against offering Fletcher a place in Busted, they were intrigued by his songwriting talents and later offered him a place on Busted's songwriting 'team', alongside band member (and already accomplished songwriter) James Bourne , whom Fletcher credits with helping him to compose melodies. While writing Busted's second album, A Present for Everyone , Fletcher

11392-404: The return of McFly. So we're playing some iconic rock venues that will allow our fans to experience the songs in a much more up close and personal environment." They also revealed that they'll be making new music after the tour, with Judd stating, "We all agreed to go on tour first and then that will be the catalyst of what's to come." On 25 May 2016, it was announced the band would have to postpone

11520-465: The roots of which were carefully kept in baskets for the duration of the voyage; this was the first recorded attempt to transplant foreign trees . It is reported that Hatshepsut had these trees planted in the courts of her Deir el Bahri mortuary temple complex. Marco Polo describes how Kublai Khan collected specimens of evergreen trees that he admired from around the Mongol Empire in

11648-546: The same audition and discussed their shared appreciation of the band the Starting Line , after Poynter noticed their name and logo was printed on Judd's T-shirt. McFly's early sound was surf/pop rock. Their debut single, " 5 Colours in Her Hair ", released 29 March 2004, entered the UK Singles Chart at number 1 in April 2004 and stayed there the following week. In July 2004 their second single, " Obviously ", also topped

11776-452: The shows as his "favourite shows we've ever played". All four shows were held in September and featured McBusted , a surprise collaboration between McFly and Busted, minus Charlie Simpson . Following the shows with Busted, the two bands announced a 30-date UK arena tour as McBusted. The McBusted Tour was the biggest tour of 2014. In 2015, they embarked on a second McBusted tour, McBusted's Most Excellent Adventure Tour . They also released

11904-515: The shows. On the American shows, they premiered another brand new song entitled " Love Is Easy ". In 2012, it was announced an autobiography entitled Unsaid Things: Our Story would be due for release on Amazon Stores in October 2012 and to coincide with the autobiography, the band also announced that they would be releasing another Greatest Hits album. Fletcher announced on Twitter that their next single would be "Red" as it had been so well received on

12032-526: The songs but we'd be excited about doing new things." The following day, they announced that they would finally begin recording new material in January 2017. In December 2016, Judd revealed that the McBusted -recorded song 'Getting It Out' would have appeared on the band's scrapped album. McFly's return was still in doubt, with Fletcher working on a feature-length film and regularly writing new books. Jones

12160-435: The sound of guitar feedback as the picture comes into focus. This was the first post made by the page since 2017. All members of the band then proceeded to post the same thing on their personal social media profiles, announcing an ‘ Instagram Live ’ at 9:30am on the following day (10 September). The announcement involved the band's first album of new material in 9 years, The Lost Songs , as well as their first ever solo show at

12288-665: The state in 1935, it is now one of the richest collection in France , visited every year by thousands of tourists. Průhonice Park in the Czech Republic is a National Heritage Site, and since 2010 has been included within the boundaries of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Prague . The arboretum was founded in 1885 by Count Arnošt Emanuel Silva-Tarouca. 2,360 taxa (species and cultivars), of which 310 were evergreen and 2,050 deciduous taxa were planted in

12416-586: The top of the terraced lawn. The natural slope enhancing the view from the house. Many of the trees are champions, they love the damp, temperate climate. Several are on the Monumental Trees website. The Great Western Red Cedar is particularly spectacular, people come from all over the world to see it. Herbaceous plants and bulbs were planted as part of the carpet, and American and Asiatic shrubs were planted to provide colour and fragrance. The Rhododendrons are an extremely fine single variety and present

12544-474: The tour but this was later changed to "Love Is Easy", which was released on 11 November 2012, a week before the new Greatest Hits compilation. In September 2012, for the final Chris Moyles Show, the band put together a special video for Chris's feature McFly day, where he would normally play Star Girl every Friday (since January 2010), this latest edition was called Star Boy as a tribute, thanking Chris Moyles for playing "Star Girl" every week. In October 2012, it

12672-532: The two began collaborating for their own (yet unnamed) band and, eventually, moved into the InterContinental Hotel in London for two months, (while still receiving help from Bourne) to concentrate on writing together. Bassist Dougie Poynter and drummer Harry Judd were subsequently recruited via a classified advertisement in the NME magazine. The pair, both from Essex, coincidentally turned up at

12800-474: The various ecosystems. Information about the various ecosystems are found along the tracks in the forest and park area. Through the years, approximately 700 different species of trees and plants have been planted in the Dømmesmoen area. The Dømmesmoen area, where the arboret is situated, has a fascinating history. Excavations have found traces of settlements that can be dated to around year 0. There are 50-60 burial mounds from pre Viking area at Dømmesmoen, among

12928-540: The world's largest planting of the Wollemi pine . There will eventually be 100 forests and 100 gardens with almost 80 forests planted already. Located at Yarramundi Reach on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin , the Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is a 30-hectare site originally planted by Professor Pryor between 1954 and 1957 to improve the view from Government House. Shortly before

13056-476: The world. The Institute of Dendrology in Kórnik is located within the arboretum. Affectionately referred to as "The Arb" or "The Arbo", Lincoln Arboretum is to the east of the city and retains its line of sight up the hill to the nearby Lincoln Cathedral . This was one of the original design features. It was laid out between 1870 and 1872 by Edward Milner and has been renovated since 2002. Arborétum Mlyňany

13184-462: The writing stage of this album and worked with Matt Willis and Bourne in writing. Titles for songs were to be "Hyperion", "Break Me", "We Were Only Kids", "Dare You To Move", "Hammer Ring", "Josephine", " Love Is Easy ", "Do Watcha", "Cherry Cola", "Red", " Love Is on the Radio " and "Touch the Rain". "Love Is Easy" was released as a single in 2012 while "Do Watcha" and "Cherry Cola" were both featured on Memory Lane: The Best of McFly . "Red" and "Touch

13312-575: The years. Arboretum In Latin, an arboretum is a place planted with trees, not necessarily in this specific sense, and "arboretum" as an English word is first recorded used by John Claudius Loudon in 1833 in The Gardener's Magazine , but the concept was already long-established by then. An arboretum specializing in growing conifers is known as a pinetum . Other specialist arboreta include saliceta ( willows ), populeta ( poplar ), and querceta ( oaks ). Related collections include

13440-471: Was "Growing Up" featuring Mark Hoppus , released on 4 September 2020 as the second single. It failed to chart on the UK Singles Top 100 but debuted and peaked at number 80 on the Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 on 11 September 2020. The third single was "Tonight Is The Night", released on 1 October 2020. On 24 September 2021, they released the single "Dragonball", with lyrics making references to

13568-526: Was a tell-all story which featured exclusive information that they revealed for the first time from the band's start to their present. They shared stories about their childhoods, the band's rise to fame and even the challenges they faced along the way. McFly confirmed that they would embark an original 18-date tour (21 later) to promote their 2012 Memory Lane: The Best of McFly album which would run from April–May. They were joined for some for these dates by James Bourne . McFly went on several writing trips for

13696-418: Was announced that they would release a greatest hits which is titled Memory Lane: The Best of McFly featuring most of the band's hits and 3 brand new songs, Love Is Easy , "Do Whatcha" and "Cherry Cola". The album was released on 26 November 2012 and the new single "Love Is Easy" was released on 18 November 2012. It debuted at number 10, with the album following at number 21. A few weeks before "Love Is Easy"

13824-501: Was asked by the record label if he was available to film auditions for a new band, V . It was at this time that Jones and Fletcher met for the first time; Danny Jones went to the audition mistaking the band to be an instrumental band rather than the conventional, all-singing, all-dancing boyband, for which they were intended. Fletcher was impressed with Jones' unique style and so approached and invited him to write with himself and Bourne. When writing projects for Busted had come to an end,

13952-532: Was completed in 1970 and planting was carried out for the next 15 years. The Tasmanian Arboretum was established in 1984 on the Don River in Devonport, Tasmania , Australia . The main site is 58 ha. There are over 2,500 plants in the geographic and thematic collections along with riparian revegetation. Maintenance of the collections is done by volunteers. National Arboretum Canberra is being developed on

14080-414: Was designed by Samuel Curtis as the centrepiece of a major scheme enclosing the common lands around the town. It included various public walks, parks, cemeteries and other green spaces. The Nottingham Arboretum was modelled on Loudon's Derby Arboretum and also originally had a systematic labelled collection of trees and shrubs. Advantage was taken on the hilly site to produce an attractive landscaped park with

14208-438: Was due to go on sale, McFly announced that they would bring the release date forward a week, meaning that the new release date would be 11 November 2012. In November 2012, they also announced that they would be doing 18 tour dates in the UK between April and May 2013 in support of the album. On 11 October 2012, McFly published their first autobiography, Unsaid Things: Our Story , named after a song from their first album. The book

14336-596: Was enlarged and opened to the public, this remained the largest arboretum in Europe. It never achieved the recognition of the better financed early nineteenth century botanical gardens and arboreta that could afford members' events, indoor facilities and curatorial staff for those who paid accordingly. However, unlike these, and even unlike the 'public' arboretum at Derby, the Abney Park arboretum always offered public access free of charge, though sometimes, by pre-arrangement;

14464-524: Was founded around 1828 as the private tree collection of Captain Robert Holford at the Holford estate. Holford planted in open fields and laid out rides before he rebuilt the house. Planting at Westonbirt was continued by his son, George Holford. Eventually the estate passed to the government in lieu of death duties and was opened to the public. Also the word "arbortorium" was changed to arboretum in

14592-525: Was founded in 1763. It is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Germany, and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the world. It is associated with the University of Greifswald in Greifswald, Germany. This is located at RHS Garden, Wisley , Surrey , England. The Kew Gardens botanical gardens are set within an arboretum covering the majority of the 121-hectare (300-acre) site. Established in

14720-451: Was given away for free as a supplement in the Mail on Sunday on 20 July 2008, before being released in the conventional manner (via physical release) on 2 September 2008. Their fifth album Above the Noise was released in November 2010 and charted at number 20. In November 2013, it was announced that McFly would be joining forces with Busted to form the "supergroup" McBusted . They played

14848-433: Was hinted that the sixth album was abandoned in favour of the debut album of McBusted . In November 2013, the band wrote and performed the new theme tune to The Paul O'Grady Show . In late January 2013, McFly went on a writing trip with Bourne and wrote five songs. In early April, McFly uploaded a video of an acoustic live demo called 'My TVR' to their official YouTube account. The song was written with Bourne. On 19 May

14976-457: Was later used on their single "One for the Radio". A compilation album of B-Sides was also released on 3 December 2007, The Greatest Bits: B-Sides & Rarities , which contains 12 B-sides of their UK singles. On 20 May 2008, McFly confirmed that their fourth studio album would be titled Radio:Active (typeset as Radio:ACTIVE ). It was recorded in Australia, and given away for free as

15104-469: Was made towards album six. On 14 March 2018, the band confirmed via their Twitter account that they were focusing on solo projects in 2018, but looking forward to making more music in the future. The members still supported each other on their individual projects such as Tom, Jones and Judd collaborating in March 2018. All members have stated that new music will eventually be released when the time and music

15232-493: Was offered to Hamilton residents in 1997. Trees and shrubs were planted there from 1973 by John and Bunny Mortimer to provide shelter and shade for local animals. The arboretum is a popular picnic spot and is enjoyed by about 60,000 people every year. The twenty-two hectare arboretum contains 1500 species of trees and much birdlife. Parks Victoria RJ Hamer Arboretum, Visitors to the RJ Hamer Arboretum can take

15360-736: Was planted... The more lofty trees suffered from the late high winds, but not materially. We walked round the two outer spirals of this coil of trees and shrubs; viz. from Acer to Quercus . There is no garden scene about London so interesting". A plan of the Loddiges' arboretum was included in The Encyclopaedia of Gardening , 1834 edition. Leaves from Loddiges' arboretum and in some instances entire trees, were studiously drawn to illustrate Loudon's encyclopaedic book Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum which also incorporated drawings from other early botanic gardens and parklands throughout

15488-545: Was released in 2005, also charted at number one in the UK making them the youngest band to have topped the UK Albums Chart twice. Their third album, Motion in the Ocean , was released on 6 November 2006 and charted at number 6 in the UK. McFly released their All the Greatest Hits compilation album on 5 November 2007, which charted at number 4 in the UK. The band's fourth studio album, Radio:Active ,

15616-592: Was released on 12 December 2005 and reached number 9. McFly headlined their Wonderland Arena Tour, which started on 15 September 2005, supported by Tyler James and Famous Last Words. A DVD of the tour, recorded live at the MEN Arena in Manchester, was released on 28 November. The band also played at the 2005 Royal Variety Performance . Nemesis , an inverted roller coaster at the Alton Towers theme park

15744-410: Was released on 14 July 2008. As of 25 June 2008, "One for the Radio" was included in Radio 2's A list, meaning that it receives primary airplay during the daytime. The single charted at number 2 in the charts. The album was recorded, and produced in Australia. McFly performed a showcase concert on 10 July 2008 at Shepherd's Bush Empire and performed another concert at KOKO on 24 July 2008 as part of

15872-485: Was released on 15 November. It debuted at number 20 in the album charts & reached number 7 in the album download charts. The second single released from the album was " Shine a Light ", a song penned with Taio Cruz . "Shine a Light" reached number 3 in the UK charts. The third single, " That's the Truth ", was released on 6 March 2011. The band made a mini 30-minute-long movie titled Nowhere Left to Run which featured

16000-458: Was released on 7 May 2007, becoming the band's seventh number 1. The original single release date was due to be 26 February, but the band took up the offer to return at that time to the town of Kamwokya in Uganda, which they previously visited for Comic Relief in 2005. Until 1 January 2016,"Baby's Coming Back/Transylvania" held the record for the biggest fall from number one for a non-limited edition single. It fell from number 1 to number 20 after

16128-526: Was renamed Wonderland for a month in 2005 to celebrate the album's release. The band were filmed riding Nemesis with competition winners by music show CD:UK . In 2006, McFly turned their attentions to the United States, appearing in the Lindsay Lohan movie Just My Luck , released on 12 May, three days after the soundtrack of the movie, which comprised McFly songs taken from both Room on

16256-427: Was said to be launching solo music and has had a new born son. In early 2018, it was announced Poynter was to go on tour with the band A . Those tour dates are now completed and it is unknown whether Poynter will play with them again. Judd was promoting his new book 'Get Fit, Get Happy' as well as raising his new son Kit. A writing trip was last taken in January 2017 for their sixth album, otherwise no obvious progression

16384-475: Was the prolific landscape gardener and writer, John Claudius Loudon (1783–1843) who undertook many gardening commissions and published the Gardener's Magazine , Encyclopaedia of Gardening and other major works. Loudon's Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum , 8 vols., (1838) is probably the most significant work on the subject in British history and included an account of all trees and shrubs that were hardy in

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