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Jim Gardiner

Jim Gardiner Director of Horticulture RHS Garden Wisley

Jim Gardiner is the recently appointed Director of Horticulture for the Royal Horticultural Society and has previously been Curator and Chief Curator based at Wisley for over twenty years. Before that he was Curator at the Hillier Gardens and Arboretum. His primary interest is in woody plants, in particular Magnolias on which he has written two books, “Magnolias, their Care and Cultivation” and “Magnolias, A Gardener’s Guide”.

  • Date Joined: 12 Jul 2007

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  • On a cold winter's morning...

    Jim Gardiner on 19 Dec 2007 at 01:51 PM

    ... the team is outside getting busy with the pruning saw and secateurs.  All our Wisley Diploma students undertake 6 days of fruit pruning training, 3 days each year.  We go through all the relevant techniques including grape vines and different tree pruning techniques.

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  • Reflections

    Jim Gardiner on 12 Dec 2007 at 03:32 PM

    This morning, 12th December, the air was so still.  The Glasshouse was reflected so pristinely in the lake it barely looked real.

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  • Pouting poinsettias

    Jim Gardiner on 12 Dec 2007 at 03:19 PM

    It's that time of year again when the Glasshouse turns a shade of vibrant red. And pink. And cream. And green. And many other colours. And everything feels Christmassy. This is our first Christmas in the new Glasshouse and this year we're putting on a big poinsettia display.

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