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Gardening experts reveal the gateway plants that got them hooked on horticulture
Was there a particular plant that got you interested in gardening? Seriously green-fingered folk reveal their gateway to growing
21 December 2020 • 12:00pm
Jean Vernon asks a selection of seriously dedicated gardeners to share their memory of the spark that ignited a nature passion
Credit: Martin Mulchinock / Andrew Crowley
It is believed that lockdown has created three million new gardeners. Chances are though that many were already nurturing a seed sown a long time ago; a cherished childhood memory of glorious gardens perhaps, or secret dens in a field or treetop or treasures discovered on a nature table at school.