Library Talk - Peter Barr: the Daffodil King

Walk/Walk & Talk/Guided Tour
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21
Feb

RHS Garden Wisley, GU23 6QB

RHS Garden Wisley, GU23 6QB

Address

Wisley Lane, Woking

Venue

RHS Garden Wisley, RHS Hilltop – The Home of Gardening Science, Wisley Library

Booking


  • Member

    Free garden entry

  • Non-member

    Normal garden admission applies

  • Other Prices

    Tours are free

Overview

  • Tour running time

    11am–11.15am

  • Subject

    Walk/Walk & Talk/Guided Tour


Join us on a Library talk at RHS Hilltop – The Home of Gardening Science. These short talks by our Librarians and the RHS Archivist showcase items from the library collections. Sessions are free and pre-bookable. They take place on a Friday morning in the Foyle Reading Room. Most tours are about 15 minutes long.

How did one man set about making the daffodil our most popular spring flower during the nineteenth century?
 
Find out the story of the Daffodil King, Peter Barr.
 

Please note: These short talks by our Librarians and Archivists showcase items from the library collections. Sessions are free and pre-bookable. 
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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.