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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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hitcliff said on re: Christmas sparkle at Wisley
It's a dream come true of a place! Nice decorations...

on 26 Mar 2010 at 09:16
permanent said on re: How to mow and how to sow a meadow
If you do as I do and mow your meadow with a ride on...

on 21 Aug 2009 at 11:32

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How to mow and how to sow a meadow
Jim Gardiner on 19 Aug 2009 at 02:26 PM

What a beautiful day it is today. Glorious sun and blue sky, and Wisley looks fantastic. I think the sunflowers on the Trials Field would agree, maybe thinking they're in Tuscany... if sunflowers could think! We've flowers all over, and the Top Terrace bedding is really tall now, with the cosmos... Read More...

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How to spend your time in the Garden this August
Jim Gardiner on 05 Aug 2009 at 09:44 AM

School holidays are with us again. At Wisley, this means many things. For a start, it's time to cut the hedges. We've reduced this annual task by lessening the surface area of hedge at Wisley in a couple of areas, and when they're all cut the place looks so much tidier. The Mixed Borders... Read More...

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