Tag: horticulture
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Day one: plants come with a label (unlike people)
First morning at Kew meant meeting more people than I will remember the names of, so it was good to spend a quiet afternoon weeding out ivy from the lake bank with just one colleague. During the internship I will be working alongside a 3rd year student of the Kew Diploma in Horticulture: we have…
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Horticulture
In order to learn more about my beloved hobby, I have been thinking for a while to study some horticulture. Here in the UK the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has extablished nationally recognised certifications, starting at Level 2 -which I am told is the equivalent of A levels – up to the master degree’s level.…
About Me
M.Paola Andreoni
I got the first allotment in 2007 (in the UK) and started growing my own food for the first time. Learning as I went along was not enough, so I studied some horticulture. I am striving to abide by organic principles. Brexit gave me a new life in the Netherlands, and two new plots by a nature reserve.
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