Richard Wilford is a

horticulturist Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...

with a specialist interest in montane plants and

geophytes A storage organ is a part of a plant specifically modified for storage of energy (generally in the form of carbohydrates) or water. Storage organs often grow underground, where they are better protected from attack by herbivores. Plants that have ...

, who is a collections manager at the

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,10 ...

. He is on the editorial committee of Curtis's Botanical Magazine and Kew Magazine and a member of 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 (No ...

Daffodil and Tulip Committee.

Publications

Wilford, R. Tulips: Species and Hybrids for the Gardener (2006) Timber Press Wilford, R. Alpines, from Mountain to Garden (2010) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Botanical Magazine Monograph Ed. Brian Mathew; Boyce. P, Mayo, S., Wilford, R., Bogner, J. Curtis's Botanical Magazine Volume 12, Part 3, August 1995 - devoted to the Araceae ASIN B007J9IX9U

Articles

Wilford, R. (2010). Tropaeolum tricolor. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine 27 (3): 262—267.

References

External links

author profile at Timber Press

books presently in print
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilford, Richard 1964 births Alumni of the University of Southampton Living people Botanists active in Kew Gardens

Kew Gardens Kew Gardens is a botanical garden, botanic garden in southwest London that houses the "largest and most diverse botany, botanical and mycology, mycological collections in the world". Founded in 1840, from the exotic garden at Kew Park, its li ...