a woodland garden. Over the following years he created glades and paths through the bluebells and planted many rare plants, and became known as the Blakenham Woodland Garden. Hare received the Victoria Medal of Honour from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1974. In 1982 he became treasurer of the Society. The Blakenham Woodland Garden was inherited by his son and is open to the public. On his death the wood was made into a charitable trust. His son, Michael Blakenham, a lifelong environmentalist has increased the stock of unusual specimens and has bought many rare including unnamed trees and shrubs from auctions at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. References External links 1911 births 1982 deaths British Secretaries of State Secretaries of State for War (UK) Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1945–1950 UK MPs 1950–1951 UK MPs 1951–1955 UK MPs 1955–1959 UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs who were granted peerages People educated at Eton College British Army personnel of World War II Recipients of the Legion of Honour Agriculture ministers of the United Kingdom Members of London County Council Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Officers of the Order of the British Empire Younger sons of earls Suffolk Yeomanry officers Chairmen of the Conservative Party (UK) People from Mid Suffolk District Ministers in the Eden government, 1955–1957 Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964 Viscounts created by Elizabeth II John