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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

Recent Comments

  • Wonderful leaves and the local threat

    Jim Gardiner on 26 Nov 2008 at 03:14 PM

    Late autumn, and the leaves are almost all fallen.  They look wonderful, sound delightful in the breeze and it’s great to kick your feet through them.  With various tree species loosing their leaves at different times, the colour has lasted for a good couple of months this year, and the oaks are now one of the last trees to be letting go. 

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  • Fireworks in the Glasshouse

    Jim Gardiner on 11 Nov 2008 at 08:33 PM

    “Remember, remember the 5th of November”.  It works for fireworks, and it works for the wonderful Wisley chrysanthemum display.  Every year, the team in the Glasshouse work tirelessly to put together a breathtaking display of colour and shape comprising chrysanthemums. 

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