About me, publications and talks

My name is Kerrie Lloyd-Dawson. I discovered gardening when I bought a house with a small garden. It was autumn and after receiving the RHS Encyclopaedia of Garden Plants for Christmas I spent winter and spring turning the pages trying to identify the emerging plants. Gardening became a way of winding down from the stresses of working life as a lawyer. I met Pete and a joint gardening passion grew so much that we decided to buy a bigger garden (the house being incidental).
Armed with an updated RHS Encyclopaedia I spent hours selecting plants for the new garden and a plant collecting addiction took hold. We opened the garden for our local festival and very soon were accepted to open for the National Garden Scheme. I began writing this blog to share my enthusiasm and to give people ideas about plants and combinations to try in their own gardens. This has developed into a freelance writing career. I have also become the Publicity Officer for Hertfordshire National Garden Scheme.
Click here for my profile on the Garden Media Guild website.

Follow me on Twitter: @GdnLessOrdinary
The garden has its own profie on Instagram: agardenlessordinary

I am a member of the RHS, the Hardy Plant Society and Plant Heritage. 

I have written features for The English Garden magazine, and had the pleasure of writing a magazine for the wonderful Toad Hall Garden Centre in Henley-on Thames. More garden and plant features are in the pipeline!

I also give talks, with my husband Pete, to local gardening groups - please use the contact form to enquire about topics and availability.


For The English Garden:
Rustling End Cottage - September 2016
The Manor House - December 2017
Top Ten species tulips - spring 2018
Top Ten variegated foliage - September 2018
Top Ten late flowerers - November 2019
Plant Focus on pulmonaria - February 2020
Plant Focus on chaenomeles - February 2021
Plant Focus on penstemon - July 2022


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