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A LegacyTree is planted Jubilee Garden at Snug Harbor Farm .
for NBCC
Permanent Jubilee Garden will be a reminder
of our 2022 event
The Prince of Wales is the patron of the Queen's
Green Canopy initiative connected to the Platinum
Jubilee year. An ardent conservationist, Charles
encouraged communities and individuals throughout
the UK to plant so-called Legacy Trees as part of the
program, which also included the establishment of
Legacy Woods and the identification of an existing
70 old growth Legacy Trees.
Queen Elizabeth and HRH Prince Charles planted the
first of the Green Canopy trees in March of 2022, a
white oak sapling , at Windsor Castle.
Once the decision was made to host a Platinum
Jubilee Lunch, it was an easy step to take part in the
Green Canopy initiative by planting a pin oak tree,
expected to live 175-200 years and grow to 100 feet,
as the centerpiece of what will become a permanent
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On June 5, NBCC's UK members were quick to
pick up on the possibilities of hosting an annual
British Heritage Day for the club each year,
imagining a cricket pitch, croquet lawns, and
LBCs arrayed on the grassy areas that will
surround the garden.
Current plans call for a patio centered on the pin
oak, with space for it to grow and spread its
shade over a 60 x 40 meter area, with lawns,
small rose gardens, centered with Queen
Elizabeth roses in each corner, flowering crab
apple trees across the back perimeter, and a 196'
border of chaste vitex bushes, miniature hollies,
and red roses at the front, featuring the purple
of the Jubilee year in the scheme. A permanent
Green Canopy plaque will also be installed.
The club can watch the garden grow as it enjoys
any outings it may hold in the future at the farm.