Alan Chadwick (July 27, 1909 – May 25, 1980) an English master gardener, was a leading innovator of

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techniques and influential educator in the field of biodynamic/

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. He was a student of

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and is often cited as inspirational to the development of the "

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" movement. The Chadwick restaurant in Beverly Hills was named after him. His grave is marked by a

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at the

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in California. Chadwick is the subject of a 2013 retrospective by a former

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, professor, Paul Lee, called ''There Is a Garden in the Mind: A Memoir of Alan Chadwick and the Organic Movement in California''.

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External links

Alan Chadwick -- A Brief BiographyChadwick, Alan

Alan Chadwick -- Cutting Edge Groundbreakers

Alan Chadwick is Gone

Alan Chadwick's lecture on anemone cultivationA Tribute to Alan Chadwick, Master GardenerFrench Intensive Gardening: A Retrospective
News & Notes of the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden, Issue 112, Winter 2007

Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Chadwick, Alan
Guide to the Alan Chadwick Papers
UC Santa Cruz Special Collections and Archives
Alan Chadwick, a Gardener of Souls
A Resource Center about Alan Chadwick, his Gardens, and his Mission
Photographs from the Alan Chadwick Garden series, UC Santa Cruz Library's Digital Collections
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