“Cut and come again – perennials for the graden and floral display” – JULIE RITCHIE

Julie is based at Hoo House Nursery. She trained as a Landscape Architect and set up in business designing and building gardens with husband Robin. In 1986 they established Hoo House Nursery to grow the plants they needed which were unavailable at that time. 38 years on, Hoo House offers up to 800 varieties of alpines and perennials growing and propagating as many as possible themselves. They have created eleven new varieties and have been proudly peat-free since 2011.

Julie has been lecturing for over 25 years and is a regular RHS guest speaker and expert on ‘Gardener’s Question Time’ panels.