The issue for me isn't that the gardens will be closed, but that I have mixed feelings about some of the proposals. I'd need to know more about this education centre but I hope it doesn't encroach too much on the green space. Is one really needed? Do the majority of people visit the Horniman to be educated in some way, or to enjoy a beautiful and tranquil green area? How can the natural attractions of the place be improved on by another building? There is already a library and areas devoted to educational courses. I know because I attended an excellent creative writing class there a few years ago.
Do the gardens really need to be landscaped and changed yet again?

For instance the African Garden has barely had a chance to bed in and it's being replaced by something else already.

I don't know...I love the gardens and appreciate the place it occupies in the community but that doesn't mean I have to agree with any future proposals or the overall strategic vision. Some of it looks a little misguided. I'd rather have trees and greenery than another building.