A total of £2985.78 has been donated through our post-box at the entrance to the gardens.
All donations are kept in a separate budget to be spent only within the gardens.
The balance of any donations is carried over into the budget for the following year.
Our general maintenance budgets fund the yearly maintenance of the gardens but with the additional funds from the donations we are able to purchase many new plants and bulbs for the collection.
We thought our visitors would be interested in seeing how part of the money donated has been spent.
Palmstead Plants – Wholesale Nursery Supplier £ 754.00
Lavandula hidcote, replanting of two beds in Rose Garden Helianthemums for Rock Garden.
A selection of shade loving plants for the walkway south of Highdown Towers and to replant area of the adjacent borders. Many new herbaceous plants for the Lower Garden beds including Astrantia, Hemerocallis, Tiarella and Achillea.
De Jager – Specialist Bulb Supplier £ 289.00
A wide selection of bulbs including Fritillaria, Leucojum Allium and Erythronium
Lubbe & Sons – Bulb Wholesaler £ 251.00
Narcissus and Tulips. Many new groups naturalised at the entrance. Narcissus and Tulips planted in middle garden throughout the borders.
TOTAL £1294.00
Once again many thanks from Worthing Borough Council for all the donations which help to sustain and improve your gardens at Highdown which give so much pleasure to so many visitors.
Chris Beardsley
Highdown Technical Manager
