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CHERRYBANK GARDENS
(S3x32)
John Drewry Bankhead Book 1
1- 8
1s+2s
set
&
Petronella-in-tandem
twice
to
end
with
2s+1s
on
opposite sides having changed places
9-16
2s+1s
set
&
2s
cross
RH
&
1s
LH,
1L
dances
RH
across
with
2s
&
1M
with 3s
17-24
1s+3s Set+Link & circle 4H round to left
25-32
2s+3s+1s dance Grand Chain (2s crossing to commence)
The
Cherrybank
Gardens,
to
the
west
of
Perth,
was
home
to
Europe's
largest
collections
of
heathers
(over
900
varieties,
on
7
acres),
known
as
"The
Bell's
National
Heather
Collection".
In
addition,
visitors
could
see
the
Pride
of Perth Exhibition
, which illustrates the story of Perth from mediaeval times to the present day.
Scottish
Heather
is
one
of
the
many
symbols
of
Scotland,
derived
from
the
heath
and
heather
clad
hills
of
Scotland
where
the
wet
acid
soil
allows
it
to
thrive.
But
in
modern
times
many
other
varieties
of
the
plant
have
been developed, in a range of colours both in its flowers and its leaves.
The
garden
was
created
in
1984
by
Bell's
whisky
distilling
company,
whose
headquarters
once
lay
adjacent,
and
in
2002
the
garden
was
gifted
to
Scotland's
Garden
Trust
and
provided
their
headquarters.
In
March
2004
the
Trust
announced
their
intention
to
develop
an
adjacent
site
into
a
£30
million
National
Garden
for
Scotland
named
The
Calyx
.
Disappointment
followed
in
2007
when
the
project
failed
to
gain
the
required
lottery
funding
and
the
Gardens closed down completely soon afterwards.
