A botanist's personal guide to London's best gardens and green spaces
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Inès Cross
Summary
Hamish Powell, a botanist and florist, shares a personal guide to London's best gardens and plant spots, blending his journey from a plant biology student and flower shop assistant to owning his own floristry business in London. The article offers a curated botanical tour of the city, covering locations like Chiswick House and Gardens (known for camellias), Islington (topiary), and Kew (orchids), while weaving in his personal story and passion for plants.
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· 3 pulledPlants and flowers have been my thing since I was a little kid.
It wasn't easy getting hired; no one believed my résumé-of-lies other than a lovely lady named Sam, who was pregnant at the time and needed someone to do the brute work: sweeping floors and scrubbing buckets.
Eight years and a move to London later, I've now got my own floristry business and studio. It was an accidental destiny, I think.
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