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PERSONAL BACKGROUND
I was born in Cornwall and have always been interested
in plants. After leaving school I obtained the last
Apprenticeship in Horticulture to be offered in Cornwall
at the County Demonstration Garden. Here I achieved
City and Guilds Horticulture Phases 1-3.
I then spent from 1990-93 studying at the Royal Botanic
Garden, Edinburgh for the DHE, the botanical horticulture
standard for over a century.
Working studies have taken me to Asia, notably Japan,
and also to South America.
In 1996 I was appointed Head Gardener at the private
Tregothnan Botanic Garden near Truro which extends to
over 60 acres surrounded by fine plantings in both the
woodlands and the deer park. One aim of the Estate is
to optimise development of and income from the plants
that grow so successfully there, and notably Camelliae.
It was from this background that I applied for a Nuffield
Scholarship to enable me to study the opportunities
that could be available for Camellia.
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