Reading about fears that Gunnesbury Park may be used for houses, I fear for Kew Gardens. Having just returned from the once beautiful gardens, which used to be full of flowers and well-kept flower and shrub beds, what did I find. The roses have been removed, because of blight and siease, with the promise that they will be restored. By the lake, the beds which once contained lovely flowers are now filled with wild flowers. Very nice, but hardly worth the high cost of a ticket to see what can be found on a roadside verge. Instead of flowers, we now have up-in-the=tree-top walks - but who wants to be either a monkey or a parrot - maybe the planners? With flowers vanishing, and ugly buildings, such as the latest monstrosity next to the smaller water colour painting house, one's fears grow. I complained once that Kew Gardens was being converted into a theme park, now I dread the time we hear that Kew Estate is offering luxury housing with a couple of "affordable" units to squash complaints. This letter may sound ridiculous, but with the dictators taking over our way of life and traditions, nothing is impossible. We should watch very carefully.Reading about fears that Gunnesbury Park may be used for houses, I fear for Kew Gardens. Having just returned from the once beautiful gardens, which used to be full of flowers and well-kept flower and shrub beds, what did I find. The roses have been removed, because of blight and siease, with the promise that they will be restored. By the lake, the beds which once contained lovely flowers are now filled with wild flowers. Very nice, but hardly worth the high cost of a ticket to see what can be found on a roadside verge. Instead of flowers, we now have up-in-the=tree-top walks - but who wants to be either a monkey or a parrot - maybe the planners? With flowers vanishing, and ugly buildings, such as the latest monstrosity next to the smaller water colour painting house, one's fears grow. I complained once that Kew Gardens was being converted into a theme park, now I dread the time we hear that Kew Estate is offering luxury housing with a couple of "affordable" units to squash complaints. This letter may sound ridiculous, but with the dictators taking over our way of life and traditions, nothing is impossible. We should watch very carefully.