Roy Lancaster: My Life with Plants

(Hardback)

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Celebrated plantsman Roy Lancaster's birth on 5th December 1937 was the start of something big for plants and horticulture. His chance find of a Mexican tobacco plant in a local allotment brought him fame as a Bolton schoolboy and sowed the seeds of his future career. This book is the story of his adventures as he sees tropical plants for the first time in the jungles of Malaya, meets Roberto Burle Marx at his garden near Rio de Janeiro, and hunts for pitcher plants in North America. Well-known for his encylopedic botanical knowledge and for introducing many popular garden plants, Roy is also a consummate story-teller and wise philosopher. His acute sense of life's comic moments, spirited sense of adventure and respect for the natural world make this a remarkable read.

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"It is a treasury of plants, people and places and all keen plantsmen will want to add it to their collection." Travels in China: A Plantsman's Paradise reviewed by Kew Magazine "Full of excitement, humour, a good smattering of sheer magic and of course plants, it is an absolute must." A Plantsman in Nepal reviewed by the Daily Express Praise for A Plantsman in Nepal "It is a visual delight as well as a riveting adventure story. " Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Roy Lancaster OBE VMH Fl Hort FLS is a world-renowned plantsman and a Vice President of the RHS. He was a popular presenter on BBC TV Gardener's World and panellist for Radio 4's Gardener's Question Time. He supports plant conservation programmes, speaks out for specialist nurseries and inspires young horticulturists. He has written a number of successful books, leads Plantsman's Days, and sits on the RHS woody plants committee. His continuing curiosity about plants and adventurous spirit make him an inspiring figure for gardeners.