Advolly Richmond Explained

Advolly Richmond
Birth Date:[1]
Alma Mater:University of Bristol
Occupation:Historian, gardener, television presenter

Advolly Richmond (born August 1966) is a garden writer, historian and a television presenter, who regularly appears on BBC Gardener's World.

Career

Richmond formerly worked in the automobile industry, before choosing to retrain in horticulture.[2] She is a graduate of the Work and Retrain As a Gardener Scheme (WRAG) which was developed by the Women's Farm and Garden Association. After completing her traineeship, she studied for and was awarded an MA in Garden History from the University of Bristol. She also studied for the Royal Horticultural Society Certificate in Horticulture, prior to her WRAG role.

Richmond is a presenter on BBC Gardener's World, where she presents regular sections on garden history.[3] [4] She has worked on the life of Reverend Thomas Birch Freeman and his influence on horticulture in the nineteenth century.[5] [6] She has also worked on the gardens of Capability Brown, the Botanic Garden in Harare and nineteenth-century African botanical stations.[7] She has spoken out about her experiences of racism in horticulture.

Eponym

Richmond has a variety of snowdrop named after her.[8]

Awards

References

  1. Web site: MRS ADVOLLY RICHMOND director information. Free director information. Director id 920161753 .
  2. Web site: Cultivating a second career. 2021-04-28. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. Web site: 2021-03-18. Kew Gardens director hits back at claims it is 'growing woke'. 2021-04-27. the Guardian. en.
  4. Web site: Hassocks lawn mower historian set for Gardeners' World appearance on BBC Two. 2021-04-28. www.midsussextimes.co.uk. 8 April 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Advolly Richmond on Rev Thomas Birch Freeman, a talk at The Garden Museum, London – The Herb Society. 2021-04-27. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Zaidi. Zehra. Interracial love in 18th-Century Wales - John Ystumllyn, gardener and first recorded black person in North Wales, and Margaret Gruffydd, maid. 2021-04-28. www.hortweek.com.
  7. Web site: 2015-06-29. Advolly Richmond. 2021-04-27. Black British History. en.
  8. Book: Cox, Freda. Gardener's Guide to Snowdrops: Second Edition. 2019-03-12. The Crowood Press. 978-1-78500-450-6. en.
  9. Web site: The Garden Media Guild Garden Media Guild. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427191950/https://www.gardenmediaguild.co.uk/. 27 April 2021. 2021-04-27. www.gardenmediaguild.co.uk.
  10. Web site: Garden Media Guild Awards announces full shortlist for 2020. 2021-04-27. Gardens Illustrated. en.

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