Ellen Ann Willmott was one of the leading gardeners, plant hunters and botanical photographers of her day. In 1897, she was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS) most prestigious tribute ...

Ellen Willmott is a name you’ve probably never heard of. In her time she was one of the most famous and influential gardeners in England, but she and her garden have been almost lost to history.

"With a three-storey jungle above, the restaurant takes its namesake from a thistle-like flower christened in honour of Victorian horticulturist Ellen Ann Willmott," said Heliotrope in a project ...

A prickly Catholic who had a genius for making enemies and for reckless overspending, Ellen Willmott was also one of the great gardeners of her age A prickly Catholic who had a genius for making ...

Blink Publishing, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, has acquired the “vivid and passionately researched” biography of horticulturalist pioneer Ellen Ann Willmott by writer Sandra Lawrence.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As a teenager, Ellen Willmott would receive a £1,000 cheque each birthday from her godmother — a rich ...

She inspired the names of almost 200 plants, but the reputation of 19th Century horticulturalist Ellen Ann Willmott has been tarnished, with rumours that she sabotaged other people's gardens and ...

Ellen Willmott is a name you’ve probably never heard of. In her time she was one of the most famous and influential gardeners in England, but she and her garden have been almost lost to history.