Tiny treasures
Brian Duncan attributes his readiness to show plants to his father, a breeder of Clydesdale horses, who imparted valuable advice to his son: “You may think they are the best in the world – until you take them out to show.” The Northern Irish home of Brian and Betty Duncan in Co Tyrone has been a hub of botanical knowledge and high-level plantsmanship for more than 50 years. It is here, in a busy one-and-three-quarter-acre plot, among cold frames, raised beds, plunge beds and glasshouses, that Brian has meticulously bred and selected
