Mr Russell Yates, the Head Gardener at High Beeches, spoke at our meeting in March, on the topic "The Gardens at High Beeches". He was somewhat brave, as we were the first club that he has ever given a presentation to, but did not need to worry as the talk was delivered well and was informative and interesting. We learned that the High Beeches estate was part of the extended family group that included Wakefield and Borde Hill among others, and that the problems of Ash dieback and other garden diseases means that the preferred method of stocking the gardens is through own-garden propagation rather than bringing in duplicates from other sources. We were also given an idea of the devastation that occurred following the Great Storm in 1987.Please remember that we are organising a trip to High Beeches and Borde Hill - please let Jane know if you would like to come, but have not yet signed up. The date should be May 11th (a Sunday).
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