ABOUT MAUREEN
I have been growing things, on and off, throughout my life. I say ‘on and off’ because there have been periods when I have strayed from the horticultural path to pursue things like serving in the Women’s Royal Naval Service, bringing up a family, lecturing in English Literature at University, and generally keeping out of mischief.
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I started, though, knee-high to a grasshopper (or should it be bumblebee), helping my Dad on his market garden in Sussex and, later in my career, after becoming a professional garden designer, and writing five books* on gardening, I ended up owning and running my own plant centre specialising in pollinator-friendly plants.
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I now concentrate on writing, and giving talks to groups and societies.
My new book The Little Book of Plants for Pollinators: A Gardener’s Guide
is now available. For more information, please click on Book,
and if you wish to buy a copy, please click on Shop.
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I am a Full Member of the Garden Media Guild
I am a Full Member of the Society of Authors
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In addition, I'm a bit of an oenophile. So much so, that when I was working for a local wine company, I achieved Level 3 in Wines at the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) in London.
(The WSET is the world's leading provider of drinks qualifications.)
I went on to become a qualified Educator and taught Levels 1 and 2 of the WSET Wine Courses.
I now host occasional wine tastings at Holden Clough Nurseries - go the Events page to see if there are any coming up.
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* My previous books are:
The Bee Garden
Plants and Planting Plans for a Bee Garden
The Little Book of Popular Perennials
The Kitchen Herb Garden
Home Herbal​​
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