Beatrix Havergal
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Beatrix Havergal was an English horticulturist.
In 1932 Beatrix Havergal founded Waterperry School of Horticulture, a residential horticultural college for women. For many years Havergal won gold medal for her exhibit of Royal Sovereign strawberries at Chelsea Flower Show
. When she retired as principal in 1971, Waterperry Horticultural School closed, though there remain gardens and a nursery there.
In 1932 Beatrix Havergal founded Waterperry School of Horticulture, a residential horticultural college for women. For many years Havergal won gold medal for her exhibit of Royal Sovereign strawberries at Chelsea Flower Show
Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London...
. When she retired as principal in 1971, Waterperry Horticultural School closed, though there remain gardens and a nursery there.