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RHS Garden Wisley is one of the world’s great gardens, packed with horticultural inspiration.RHS Garden Wisley is one of the world’s great gardens, packed with horticultural inspiration.
I have a particular interest in Mediterranean and Alpine plants, primulas and dahlias
After spending 10 years working in magazine publishing, I decided in 2009 to follow a long-held dream to re-train in horticulture and studied for a foundation degree at Bicton College in Devon. While there I volunteered at Knightshayes Court and did a summer placement at the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. This led to covering a sabbatical at Eden, and then a full-time permanent position in Heligan’s walled Flower Garden, where I grew flowers for cutting and salad vegetables for the tea rooms. In 2012 I took up an internship at Logan Botanic Garden, one of RBGE’s satellite gardens, in Dumfries & Galloway, working with unusual southern hemisphere plants. While there I applied to RHS Garden Wisley, and have been here ever since, working first in the Trials team and now in Propagation. I look after the plant reception areas, monitoring for pests and diseases. I have a particular interest in Mediterranean and Alpine plants, primulas and dahlias, and my favourite gardens are Tresco Abbey Garden and Trengwainton. Outside of work, I enjoy travelling and long hikes through the countryside. I’m also a keen potter, knitter and dressmaker.
Emma Pearce
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.
