The Gardener Magazine

Heroines of HORTICULTURE

Ellen Willmott 1858 – 1934

GARDEN OWNER, BOTANIST, AUTHOR, MUSICIAN AND ROSE EXPERT

A fascinating woman, full of self-belief and determination, she is one of the most celebrated gardeners in Britain. Gertrude Jekyll described her as ‘the greatest of all living women gardeners’ when they both won the Victoria Medal of Honour in 1897. Although she

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