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Will Alfred Theodore Ingwersen (7 May 1905 – 14 June 1990), was a British nurseryman and alpine specialist. [1] [2] He was an authority on alpine plants, and an expert on rock gardens. [3] Ingwersen was awarded numerous gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show and was the author or co-author of several books.
An Alpine is a plant that occurs in the region above the tree line and below permanent snow in mountainous regions. Within temperate and boreal regions, the alpine zone can be subdivided into three zones, each with characteristic vegetation types: Lower alpine, with bush and tall herb communities; Middle alpine, in which sedges, grasses and heath species dominate; and, Upper alpine, with dwarf ...
During the Golden Age of Botany (early 1700s – mid-1800s), there was widespread interest in exotic plants imported to England and other European countries. Rock gardens dedicated to growing alpine plants came to prominence in England from about the 1830s, and soon became a considerable craze. Firms could supply complete rockeries, at great ...
The Jardin d'altitude du Haut Chitelet (French pronunciation: [ʒaʁdɛ̃ daltityd dy o ʃitlɛ]; 1.5 hectares) is a botanical garden specializing in high-elevation alpine plants, located at about 1220 metres elevation on the Route des Crêtes, near the peak of Hohneck (Vosges), about 1 km south of the Col de la Schlucht in Vosges, Lorraine, France.
An alpinum adjacent to the King's House on Schachen in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. An alpine garden (or alpinarium, alpinum) is a domestic or botanical garden, or more often a part of a larger garden, specializing in the collection and cultivation of alpine plants growing naturally at high altitudes around the world, such as in the Caucasus, Pyrenees, Rocky Mountains, Alps, Himalayas and ...
Dobbies Garden Centres Limited (styled as dobbies) is a British chain of garden centres based in Lasswade, Scotland. [2] It was formerly the biggest garden centre operator in the United Kingdom , for an time, operating as many as 77 stores, some of which it acquired from the previous biggest garden centre chain, Wyevale .
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction.Founded in 1670 as a physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occupies four sites across Scotland—Edinburgh, Dawyck, Logan and Benmore—each with its own specialist collection.
Hillier Nurseries is a horticultural business which was founded by Edwin Hillier in 1864 as a florist and plant nursery. It expanded as a family business, especially when managed by grandson Harold Hillier , and is now the largest nursery of shrubs and trees in the UK.