Will Ingwersen

Will Alfred Theodore Ingwersen (7 May 1905 – 14 June 1990), was a British nurseryman and alpine specialist.^[1][2] He was an authority on alpine plants, and an expert on rock gardens.^[3]

Will Ingwersen

Ingwersen was awarded numerous gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show and was the author or co-author of several books. On occasion, he served as a broadcaster on the BBC's Gardeners' Question Time. The nursery founded by his father ceased to trade in November 2008 when his half-brother Paul retired. ^[4]

Ingwersen was a past president of Horticultural Trades Association, and vice-president of both the Alpine Garden Society and the Royal Horticultural Society.^[5]

Bibliography

• Alpine Garden Plants (1981)^[6][7]
• Alpines (1992) Saga Press/Timber Press Inc. (Portland, OR)^[1]
• Alpines Without a Rock Garden (1971)
• Alpine and Rock Plants (1983)^[6]
• Classic Garden Plants (1975)^[8] ISBN 0600339408
• Manual of Alpine Plants (1978) First published by Ingwersen and Dunnsprint (UK)^[1]
• Rock Garden and Alpine Plants^[8]
• The Dianthus: A Flower Monograph^{[8][6][9][10]}