Will Ingwersen Explained

Will Alfred Theodore Ingwersen (7 May 1905 – 14 June 1990), was a British nurseryman and alpine specialist.^[1] He was an authority on alpine plants, and an expert on rock gardens.^[2]

Ingwersen was awarded numerous gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show and was the author or co-author of several books. On occasion, he served as a broadcaster on the BBC's Gardeners' Question Time. The nursery founded by his father ceased to trade in November 2008 when his half-brother Paul retired. ^[3]

Ingwersen was a past president of Horticultural Trades Association, and vice-president of both the Alpine Garden Society and the Royal Horticultural Society.^[4]

Bibliography

• Alpine Garden Plants (1981)^[5]
• Alpines (1992) Saga Press/Timber Press Inc. (Portland, OR)^[6]
• Alpines Without a Rock Garden (1971)
• Alpine and Rock Plants (1983)
• Classic Garden Plants (1975)^[7]
• Manual of Alpine Plants (1978) First published by Ingwersen and Dunnsprint (UK)
• Rock Garden and Alpine Plants
• The Dianthus: A Flower Monograph^{[8] [9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. News: Clines . Francis X. . A Royal Treat . 19 April 2022 . Chicago Tribune . 12 June 1988.
2. Book: Clarke . Ethne . Hidcote: The Making of a Garden . 1009 . W.W. Norton & Company . 9780393732672 . 99–100 . 19 April 2022.
3. Web site: The Ingwersens . Botanica Vintage and Antiques Journal . 19 April 2022.
4. Web site: Clark . Pamela . Founders and descendants: 60 years on, the people who made the Hardy Plant Society . Hardy Plant Society . 22 April 2022.
5. Lovejoy . Ann . Alpines (book review . Horticulture: The Magazine of American Gardening . February 1992 . 70 . 2 . 19 April 2022.
6. Charlesworth . Geoffrey B. . Alpines (book review) . American Horticulturalist . June 1992 . 19 April 2022.
7. Book: Cotton . Sarah . Guide to the Specialist Nurseries and Garden Suppliers of . 1989 . Antique Collectors Club . 9781870673068 . 146 . 19 April 2022.
8. Web site: Will Ingwersen . WorldCat . 19 April 2022.
9. James . G.M. . The Dianthus by Will Ingwersen (book review) . The New Phytologist . July 1950 . 49 . 2 . 280 . 2428716 . 19 April 2022.
10. 10.1038/166754a0 . [Book Review] The Dianthus: A Flower Monograph by Will Ingwersen . 1950 . Salisbury . E. J. . Edward James Salisbury. Nature . 166 . 4227 . 754 . 1950Natur.166..754S .