Michael V Marriott is one of Britain's foremost rosarians.

Life and work

Michael Marriott graduated in agricultural botany from the

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in 1976. He then worked in Pacific regions growing cocoa, rubber and palm oil. Following this, he built a career in rose horticulture over 35 years, with David Austin Roses from 1985, initially as Nursery Manager and latterly as Senior Rosarian. He supported the work of David Austin (1926-2018), who introduced more than 230 modern English roses. Marriott has designed rose gardens internationally, including sites at

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, the

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, Queen Mary’s Garden in Regent’s Park and

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. He has also advised

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with his gardens at

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. He lectures internationally, consults and writes on rose cultivation. Marriott is described as one of "the world’s most respected rose experts" and "a world authority on roses". He has worked with the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr ...

to create their rose guide (2022). He runs his own gardens organically, without sprays and is an advocate of organic horticulture. "The comfort of roses"
''Cultivating Place'' 7 May 2020,

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(NPR)''Prolandscaper Magazine''
"Michael Marriott to hold a talk at Borde Hill’s Rose Garden" 16 April 2019

Works

* ''RHS Roses'' (2022) * ''David Austin's English Roses'', ed. (2021)

References

External links

Official website
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