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Wakehurst, previously known as Wakehurst Place, is a house and botanic gardens in West Sussex, England, owned by the National Trust but used and managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew). It is near Ardingly , West Sussex in the High Weald ( grid reference TQ340315), and comprises a late 16th-century mansion, a mainly 20th-century ...
The Boord Baronetcy, of Wakehurst Place in the County of Sussex, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 18 February 1896 for the Conservative politician Thomas Boord. [3] His eldest son, the second Baronet, died unmarried in 1928 and was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baronet.
Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst, JP DL LLB (25 October 1861 – 30 April 1936) was a British barrister, businessman and Conservative politician. He is best remembered for developing the gardens at Wakehurst Place , Sussex .
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A Coronation Meadow was established at Wakehurst Place in 2016, using seed from Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve in West Sussex. [8] The 90th meadow was established in 2016 as The Queen's Meadow within London's Green Park. [9] [10]
On 18 February 1896 he was created a baronet, of Wakehurst Place in the County of Sussex. [4] Boord married Margaret, daughter of Thomas George Mackinlay, in 1861. They had three sons and two daughters. He died on 2 May 1912, aged 73, and was buried in a family grave on the west side of Highgate Cemetery.
The Seed Hub itself is the Wakehurst Place-based production site, with a capacity of 28 beds on about a hectare of land in total, close to the Millennium Seed Bank building and the Visitor Centre (and shown on the visitor's map). [8] The site began construction in 2011 and is maintained by Kew's horticultural staff.
Wakehurst may refer to: . Places: . Electoral district of Wakehurst, electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales; Wakehurst (formerly known as Wakehurst Place), a property owned by the National Trust and managed by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, located near Ardingly, West Sussex, southern England