Sir Frederick Stern OBE MC
(1884-1967)
British Armed Forces Military Cross recipient, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, horticulturalist, botanist, and Knight Bachelor (from 1956)
Family tree
Commemorated on 2 plaques
This garden was created from a bare chalk pit by Sir Frederick Stern OBE, MC 1884-1967. It was started in 1910 and gradually developed into a collection of plants that will grow in chalky soils. Some specimens are from original seeds sent home by collectors. It was presented to Worthing Corporation by Lady Stern as a memorial to Sir Frederick.
Highdown Gardens, Worthing, United Kingdom where they created a garden
Creators of Highdown Gardens Sir Frederick Stern OBE MC FLS VMH Botanist & Horticulturalist 1884-1967 and Lady Sybil Stern 1895-1972 Lived here 1919-1972.
Highdown Gardens, Worthing, United Kingdom where they lived (1919-1972)