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We are delighted to bring you details of the Gardeners’ World Travel programme for 2008. A selection of cruises, hand-picked to some truly fabulous destinations. With the Travel Club you can look forward to exclusively travelling in the company of a distinguished expert, all renowned in their field from plantsmen to designers, plant pathologists to TV celebrity gardeners. All with a passion for sharing their abundance of horticultural knowledge in an informative and yet entertaining way. We look forward to welcoming you on board soon. Happy Cruising!
Vanessa
Garden Tour Manager
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| | Pippa Greenwood | One of britain's leading plant pathologists, Pippa Greenwood ran the Royal Horticultural Society's Plant Pathology Department at Wisley in Surrey for eleven years and now lectures on grdening throughout the world. She has written a number of books and is the Gardeners' Question Time resident 'bugs' expert and has been a regular panellist since 1994. She also appears on BBC TV's Gardeners' World, writes regular columns in Amateur Gardening is the Mirro's gardening correspondent. | | | | | | Matthew Biggs | Matthew studied at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and has been a professional gardener for over 20 years. He started in broadcasting with Channel 4’s Garden Club and has been a guest on tv gardening programmes ever since. He even directed the long-running Grass Roots programme for ITV and is also a regular on Gardeners’ Question Time. | | | | | | Will Giles | | Will Giles’ first TV appearance was on ‘Garden Calendar’ with Roy Lancaster. Since then he has appeared on ‘Gardens without Borders’, ‘Real Gardens’, ‘Grass Roots’ and ‘Small Town Gardens’. In April 2000, his first book, ‘The New Exotic Garden’ was published where he extols the joys of this fascinating style of gardening. He also contributes to gardening radio phone-ins and writes for various magazines. For the rest of his time, he feverishly works on his own fantasy garden with the assistance of his five cats! | | | | | | John Cushnie | John runs his own landscape design and contracting company from County Down, Northern Ireland. He is the presenter of the BBC TV series, the Greenmount Garden and a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners Question Time. He writes for the Daily Telegraph and Gardeners’ World plus lectures throughout the British Isles. | | | | | | Bob Flowerdew | The UK’s foremost authority on organic gardening. He lectures for the Royal Horticultural Society and writes for many magazines. He is also a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners Question Time. | | | | | | David Hurrion | Gardening Editor for a number of magazines, regular panellist on BBC Radio Solent’s Top Soil, freelance journalist, broadcaster, designer and lecturer. David’s interest in plants from around the world and his fascination for different cultures has encouraged him to travel as widely as his career and funds allow! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Marie & Pete - Cruise with Ocean Village Two, 9th - 23rd September 2008 
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