Will Alfred Theodore Ingwersen (7 May 1905 – 14 June 1990), was a British nurseryman and alpine specialist.[1][2] He was an authority on alpine plants, and an expert on rock gardens.[3]
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. [4]
Ingwersen was a past president of Horticultural Trades Association, and vice-president of both the Alpine Garden Society and the Royal Horticultural Society.[5]
Bibliography[edit]
- Alpine Garden Plants (1981)[6][7]
- Alpines (1992) Saga Press/Timber Press Inc. (Portland, OR)[1]
- Alpines Without a Rock Garden (1971)
- Alpine and Rock Plants (1983)[6]
- Classic Garden Plants (1975)[8]
- Manual of Alpine Plants (1978) First published by Ingwersen and Dunnsprint (UK)[1]
- Rock Garden and Alpine Plants[8]
- The Dianthus: A Flower Monograph[8][6][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Charlesworth, Geoffrey B. (June 1992). "Alpines (book review)" (PDF). American Horticulturalist. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Clines, Francis X. (12 June 1988). "A Royal Treat". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Clarke, Ethne (1009). Hidcote: The Making of a Garden. W.W. Norton & Company. pp. 99–100. ISBN 9780393732672. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "The Ingwersens". Botanica Vintage and Antiques Journal. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Clark, Pamela. "Founders and descendants: 60 years on, the people who made the Hardy Plant Society" (PDF). Hardy Plant Society. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Will Ingwersen". WorldCat. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Lovejoy, Ann (February 1992). "Alpines (book review". Horticulture: The Magazine of American Gardening. 70 (2). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Cotton, Sarah (1989). Guide to the Specialist Nurseries and Garden Suppliers of. Antique Collectors Club. p. 146. ISBN 9781870673068. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ James, G.M. (July 1950). "The Dianthus by Will Ingwersen (book review)". The New Phytologist. 49 (2): 280. JSTOR 2428716. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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