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Karl Foerster: Nurseryman, Plant Breeder, Philosopher... but no Hero
150 years since the birth of one of the world's most significant figures in garden history is an opportunity to find out more and assess his legacy.
Plantspeople
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The Old Man and the Garden
When I was young, gardeners were old... now I'm in my 70s, am I over the hill?
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A paradoxical appreciation of the ordinary
Life lessons, and a garden through the eyes of the extraordinary Mary Keen
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The Unacknowledged Alan: A British Horticultural Hero You Should Know
We already have one great Alan who has stolen our horticultural hearts, but I am proposing there is another one, little known, whose legacy deserves to be celebrated.
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Unveiling Lives Through Gardens: A Gardener's Perspective
Our gardens can tell the stories of our lives, and as a working gardener, we are being given a chance to listen.
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Pressed for All Time: The World’s Herbaria at the Click of a Mouse
How often do we think about the millions of dried plant specimens which have been languishing in herbaria around the world for decades? What is the point of them and why we should care?
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Next Year's Pies & Crumbles
Let's be honest, it has been a mixed bag in the veg garden this year, but onto the next and where can I make any small interventions, and maybe just help the garden a little more!
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Queen of the Hellebores: The Extraordinary Life of Elizabeth Strangman
Meet the legendary nurserywoman who, in a life devoted to choice perennials and woodland plants, has produced some of the most beautiful hellebores now in cultivation
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A Wild Life: Meet Chris Baines, The Original Wildlife Gardener
He has been championing British wildlife habitats under threat since the 1970s, and Chris Baines is still one of our leading environmentalists today, spreading the word that every garden, however small, can help reverse the decline
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Where Have All The Flowers Gone? A New Year's Plea to Plant Lovers
The specialist nurseries are struggling. Many are closing their doors for good. Why?