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Camellia Heritage Tour
Herald the start of our new season by joining camellia enthusiast, Nick Schroder, on a guided tour of the camellia collection at Borde Hill Garden.
Trace the history of these wonderful plants, brought to Europe across the high seas from China by the tea merchants of the 18th and early 19th Centuries. Discover how Colonel Stephenson R. Clarke of Borde Hill sponsored the plant hunters, and how he raised the famous Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ here in the 1930’s. The actual plants, still thr
Trace the history of these wonderful plants, brought to Europe across the high seas from China by the tea merchants of the 18th and early 19th Centuries. Discover how Colonel Stephenson R. Clarke of Borde Hill sponsored the plant hunters, and how he raised the famous Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ here in the 1930’s. The actual plants, still thr
Tickets available on the day: £3 per person, plus standard Garden admission
Tours available 1100-1200 & 1500-1600
Tours available 1100-1200 & 1500-1600
Borde Hill Garden, Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1XP
Sun 25 Mar 2018
Website:
www.bordehill.co.uk/events/
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