Chris Collins is a familiar face from television. I think the first time I remember seeing him was on Gardeners' World when he was the Head Gardener at Westminster Abbey. Later Chris did a very good series called The Plantsman that I watched avidly. For many children he is known as the Blue Peter gardener, a role he had until 2013. Chris has just designed, along with Oli Blanc and Charlotte Salt, the Bronze Medal winning Henri le Worm Community Garden for the Hampton Court Flower Show. This garden is designed to promote an app that is aimed at linking to the National Curriculum and encouraging children into growing food, nature and gardening.
The Questions
1.
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In which garden do you feel happiest?
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Benmore Botanic Gardens -
I love that garden . Pretty content in my own also , never
feel anything but happy when I’m in garden
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2.
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If you could only have five gardening tools, which would
they be?
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Secateurs . Spade .
Knife . Border Fork . Rake
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3.
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If you could only have five garden-related books, which
would they be?
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RHS Gardening
dictionary . Garden Organic encyclopaedia . RHS Dictionary of gardening . Hilliars manual
of trees & shrubs . Botanica
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4.
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What was the most defining moment of your life so far?
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Planting a Ulmus ‘augustifolia’ in Preston Park 1984
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5.
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What are you most proud of?
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My career
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6.
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If you won the lottery, what would you do?
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At odds of 16 billion to one
, don’t really give it
much thought .
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7.
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Who are your garden heroes (no more than three)
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Peter Seabrook .
Roy Lancaster .
Geoff Hamilton
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8.
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What skill would you like to learn and why (does not have
to be gardening related)
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Carpentry -
anything creative and done with the hands I find incredibly satisfying by
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9.
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If you could visit any garden right this minute, which one
would it be?
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Benmore Botanic garden
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10.
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What is your current plant obsession?
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In Spring it would
be trees
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11.
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Which garden tool is never far from your hand?
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Secateurs
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12.
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What is your favourite gardening/plant related word?
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Symbiosis
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13.
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What do you wish you could do better?
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Plenty of things
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14.
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What is the most important lesson you have learned so far?
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Life is a gift
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15.
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What makes a perfect day for you?
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The 15 minutes I
have in my garden at
the start of each day
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16.
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If you had one piece of advice to offer to someone what
would it be?
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Be kind but don’t take
any nonsense
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17.
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Gnome or no-gnome?
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No Gnome
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