Samantha Hopes - 'Plants with a story'
Sat, 10 Feb
|Glasbury Village Hall
‘Many plants have a story, here I share 25 of the most interesting we have come across so far. From where they were collected, how they are pollinated to folklore and old wives' tales, sure to intrigue!’
Time & Location
10 Feb 2024, 14:00 – 16:00
Glasbury Village Hall, Glasbury, Hereford HR3 5NN, UK
About the Event
Samantha initially trained and worked as a Geologist working on research projects at The University of Birmingham. Her passion was Geological mapping, which soon found her distracted by the plants growing on and around the rocks, more than the rocks themselves!
Following this growing interest, she became a student at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, studying at Pershore College in the evenings.
The following year her training moved on to the RHS Garden Wisley, where she specialised in Rock and Alpine plants. While there she also did work experience at Kew and Great Dixter.
After graduating she went to work alongside John Massey, looking after his Hepatica collection at Ashwood Nurseries. This became one of her passions, alongside specialist alpines and a new breeding program with Roscoeas. She went part time at Ashwoods in 2016 to start their family.
Samantha and her husband Nigel are now creating and building their own garden, propagating and growing a range of unusual plants at home, and giving talks to gardening groups and societies.