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Sue Shepard
Seeds of Fortune: A Great Gardening Dynasty
Hay Festival 2003,
For over a century and across five generations, the Veitch family pioneered the introduction of humdreds of new plants into gardens, conservatiories and houses, including the first ever orchid hybrid. They helped start the Royal Horticultural Society and the Chelsea Flower Show. Shepard tells their story.