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REGINALD FARRER

IMAGE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS EDINBURGH/THE REGINALD FARRER COLLECTION

Reginald Farrer, the Victorian-Edwardian plant hunter who introduced many classic plants we enjoy today.

THE GREAT ESCAPE A tortured soul who struggled to fit into society, plant hunter Reginald Farrer, who died 100 years ago this month, had a yearning for travel that gave us a lasting legacy, says Francois Gordon OCTOBER 2020 THE ENGLISH GARDEN 95


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