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Ian LeGros

Ian LeGros Curator RHS Garden Hyde Hall

I joined the Hyde Hall team as an untrained assistant gardener in 1992, was promoted to Garden Superintendent in April 2005 and then to Curator in June 2006. Over the years I have been lucky enough to play a lead role in many of Hyde Hall’s landmark projects including setting out the Farmhouse Garden, the redevelopment of the Queen Mother’s Garden, and the creation of the Millennium Avenue and Wild Wood. Most recently I helped to co-design the new Robinson Garden which was opened in 2007.

  • Date Joined: 12 Jul 2007

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  • Honey Bee Update

    Ian LeGros on 07 Sep 2009 at 12:36 PM

    The Hyde Hall honey bees have so far had a good season. The bees on site now are not those that were there in spring. The original colonies - having got through winter - expanded rapidly. So much so, that they had to be moved to another site. Of the bees now resident, one colony was small and rather... Read More...

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  • Hyde Hall Bee Update

    Ian LeGros on 10 Dec 2008 at 10:31 AM

    The honey bees have now settled down for the winter. They have taken down the sugar syrup which is their winter feed. They were very hungry this year - each colony had taken about 5 gallons (25 litres) of syrup - the norm would be about three and a half gallons (17 litres). The entrance to the brood... Read More...

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  • Bee Hives on Site

    Ian LeGros on 06 Aug 2008 at 03:22 PM

    I am pleased to announce that we now have bee hives at Hyde Hall. Just two colonies at the moment, the others are out and busy pollinating Borage. The colonies are positioned to the east of the site on top of the hill just above the wild flower meadow. Each colony contains approx 50,000 bees and they... Read More...

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  • Getting ready for the arrival of bee hives

    Ian LeGros on 09 Jul 2008 at 10:11 AM

    We are delighted that a local bee keeper - Jean Smye - has agreed to house some of her bee hives at Hyde Hall. The hives will be situated on the area known as the 'Gateway to the Countryside' (just beyond the Robinson Garden) and final preparations are taking place in readiness for their arrival... Read More...

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