@fjd65

Head of RHS Libraries & Exhibitions - based at Lindley Library. Author An Almost Impossible Thing. Moved to Threads a while back @fionadavison65

Joined September 2010
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During lockdown(s) I have been researching garden history's forgotten feminists. The pioneering 'lady gardeners' who tried to build careers in horticulture. I will tweet some of their remarkable stories in the hope someone can help fill in the gaps 🤞
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Sorry. Am not very good at this Xitter leaving/social media management malarkey. Forgot to mention I am on Instagram/threads @fionadavison65
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I am afraid I have decided not to post or spend time on this site. I know there are good people here but I have come to the conclusion that, as currently managed, it is being used as a tool to destroy our community cohesion and spread hate.
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Summer reading for lazy days... sign up for our newsletters on our website and get a free Little Toller book when you order another two! (code in confirmation email!) littletoller.co.uk/

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Come and work with us and our fabulous collections! Exhibition Co-ordinator role @RHSLibraries rhsocli.webitrent.com/rhsocl…
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The RHS@The_RHS21 Jul 2024
Could you be the 2025 Artist in Residence for The Plant Review magazine? 🎨 Open to all, enter by 30 September 2024 for the chance to receive a £1,000 commission to have your art featured on the front page of our quarterly magazine. Find out more: rhs.org.uk/competitions/arti…
A watercolour painting of a branch of pink blossom.

ALT A watercolour painting of a branch of pink blossom.

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Come and join our team at @RHSWisley ! We're looking for a volunteer for Sundays in the library. A great chance to get our collection used by members and visitors, meet people and be a part of our Wisley team! More info here: bttr.im/jq85x
RHS Wisley Library at Hilltop. Staff and visitors at work at the issue desk.

ALT RHS Wisley Library at Hilltop. Staff and visitors at work at the issue desk.

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Our Rotherhithe@WorgInfo20 Jul 2024
OTD 20 July1866 Ada Salter née Brown born in Raunds,Northants Social reformer,environmentalist,pacifist & Quaker Pres. of Women's Labour League & Pres. of National Gardens Guild In London one of 1st women councillors & the 1st woman mayor 1st Labour woman mayor in British Isles
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A great team, location, interesting challenges, looking forward to working closely with the successful candidate as part of the forward thinking Science management team @RHSWisley
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Looking forward to being part of these #celebrations today in #Rochester A #sensory garden is such a fitting tribute to Rochester’s Vera Conway Gordon. She was President of the local NUWSS branch of #suffragists campaigning for women’s voices to be heard & votes to be counted.
111 Years Forward@111_years20 Jul 2024
Today there will be a #Dedication #Ceremony for the #Suffrage #Sensory Garden in #Rochester Do come along & celebrate this wonderful garden created by @EsplanadeFot to commemorate #suffragist Vera Conway Gordon. #votesforwomen #womenshistory
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Kate Hext@Kate_Hext16 Jul 2024
The Italian Garden at Great Ambrook: Summer Series: expert talks + Prosecco = a good Friday night, held at a gorgeous lost gay garden in South Devon. Please come; please spread the word Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-itali… @artsandculturex @jcphall @fjd65 @DevonGardens
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Gardens could be dangerous places in the 1970s. Containers 'made of asbestos cement for outdoor or indoor use' 😱 leaflet found in the Lindley Library today @RHSLibraries
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This Friday! Fiona Davison (@fjd65) at Brockwell Park Greenhouses talking about the radical lives of early women gardeners. Some tickets left: brockwellgreenhouses.org.uk/…

Talk | Fiona Davison: An Almost Impossible Thing

Join us to celebrate Fiona Davison's aclaimed book An Almost Impossible Thing. The book follows six convention-busting women gardeners in the years before the First World War, examining their lives...

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Looking forward to speaking about my book An Almost Impossible Thing this Friday at the lovely Brockwell Community Glasshouses. Tickets still available brockwellgreenhouses.org.uk/…

Talk | Fiona Davison: An Almost Impossible Thing

Join us to celebrate Fiona Davison's aclaimed book An Almost Impossible Thing. The book follows six convention-busting women gardeners in the years before the First World War, examining their lives...

brockwellgreenhouses.org.uk
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We are bringing some of the best botanical authors to the Barn to talk about their new and acclaimed books. On Fri 19 July we will be joined by Fiona Davison (@fjd65). Fiona will be talking about her acclaimed book, An Almost Impossible Thing. Book here: buff.ly/3zJIOt2
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#OTD Birth of William Barron, nurseryman, garden design, tree transplanter. Carte de visite from the Lindley Library.
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Just one day left to apply, a fab place and organisation to work for ... And it's entomology!
Andy Salisbury@AndrewSalisbur218 Jun 2024
Join our #entomology team @RHSWisley , help enhance the ecology of gardens rhsocli.webitrent.com/rhsocl…
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Words of wisdom.
The image is a meme. It shows a message from @sketchesbyboze on Twitter which says: "We lose the habit of reading because we're afraid of wasting our time. We think we need to be productive and 'on the go' at all times. But people are not machines, and you are nourished by naps and fiction and basking in sunlight no less than by food and drink."

ALT The image is a meme. It shows a message from @sketchesbyboze on Twitter which says: "We lose the habit of reading because we're afraid of wasting our time. We think we need to be productive and 'on the go' at all times. But people are not machines, and you are nourished by naps and fiction and basking in sunlight no less than by food and drink."

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Thrilled to see my book An Almost Impossible Thing on display at The London Library - I relied on their fantastic collection a great deal in researching the book.@TheLondonLib @LittleToller @d
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Spent the afternoon in the 17th century with John Parkinson - which was nice.
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I particularly liked how he refers to his nook Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestis as 'a speaking garden' - what a lovely term for a book about garden plants.
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