Most people seem to think that horticulture is a restful occupation – soothing, good for your mental health. Not Dave Root. For the longstanding owner of Kelways Plants in Somerset, growing plants has always been something of a high-wire act. But then, he thrives on risk. Faced with a comfort zone, he will strive to be out of it. His idea of leisure is to be out on his paddle board on a choppy Cornish sea.
Having studied horticulture at Bath University, Dave’s first job was at a tree
