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Jim Gardiner

Jim Gardiner Curator, RHS Wisley Gardens RHS Garden Wisley

Jim Gardiner is the Curator of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Garden at Wisley, a position he has held 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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  • Goodbye Glasshouse

    Jim Gardiner on 29 Jan 2008 at 04:51 PM

    Gradually we have seen the parts of the old display glasshouse being dismantled and relocated, reused and recylced over the recent weeks and months. By last Friday, 25th January, there wasn't much left of the structure that had served us so admirably for nearly 40 years. On Monday morning it really... Read More...

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  • Glasshouse New, Glasshouse Old

    Jim Gardiner on 16 Jan 2008 at 04:28 PM

    16 th January 2008 On Monday this week the Floral Department, including Rupert Lambert and Bernard Boardman, were accompanied by James Hitchmough from Sheffield University in sowing seed on the western flank of the new Glasshouse. James came up with the plan of what exactly should go in the prairie-type... Read More...

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