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Martin Rickard has been a fern enthusiast for the past 40 years. He has written or co-written several books on the subject as well as many magazine articles. He is a past President of the British Pteridological Society. He retired from his nursery - Rickard´s Hardy Ferns - in 2002, after winning many gold medals from the RHS, including 10 years running at the Chelsea Flower Show. In 2003, in recognition of his ´advancement of science and the practice of horticulture´, the RHS awarded him the Veitch Gold Memorial Medal. He lives in Worcestershire. |