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| name = Margaret Owen
| name = Margaret Owen
| honorific_suffix = [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE]]
| image = Margaret Owen MBE.png
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| caption = Margaret Owen in 2013
| caption = Showing her collection in 2013 in "Extraordinary Shropshire"
| birth_name = Margaret McAllister Mackay
| birth_name = Margaret McAllister Mackay
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|11|27|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|11|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lea Farm, [[Watford]]
| birth_place = Lea Farm, [[Watford]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2014|10|24|1930|11|27}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2014|10|24|1930|11|27}}
| death_place =
| death_place =
| residence = The Patch, [[Acton Pigott]]
| nationality = British
| nationality = British
| education =
| education =
| occupation = Farmer, gardener
| occupation = Farmer, gardener
| years_active =
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| children = 4
| children = 4
| awards = [[Veitch Memorial Medal]] (2013)
| awards = [[Veitch Memorial Medal]] (2013)
| website =
| website =
| spouse = Godfrey Owen, (m. 9 October 1952, d. 1983)
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| known_for = collections of plants: ''[[Camassia]]'', ''[[Dictamnus]]'', ''[[Galanthus]]'', ''[[Nerine]]'', ''[[Veratrum]]''
| spouse = Godfrey Owen, (m. 9 October 1952, d. 1983)
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| known_for = collections of plants: ''[[Camassia]]'', ''[[Dictamnus]]'', ''[[Galanthus]]'', ''[[Nerine]]'', ''[[Veratrum]]''
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'''Margaret McAllister Owen''' (née '''Mackay'''; 27 November 1930 – 24 October 2014) was a British farmer, gardener and heritage activist.
'''Margaret McAllister Owen''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (née '''Mackay'''; 27 November 1930 – 24 October 2014) was a British farmer, [[gardener]] and heritage activist.


==Snowdrops==
== Snowdrops ==
She collected, grew, arranged and exhibited plants, especially [[snowdrop]]s, holding an annual snowdrop party in her [[Shropshire]] garden, The Patch, each year in February.<ref name=DT>{{citation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11213044/Margaret-Owen-obituary.html |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |title=Margaret Owen - obituary |date=8 November 2014}}</ref> A snowdrop, ''[[Galanthus elwesii]] Margaret Owen'' was named after her.<ref name="RHS">{{cite web |title=Galanthus elwesii 'Margaret Owen' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/368872/Galanthus-elwesii-Margaret-Owen/Details |website=RHS Plant Finder |publisher=Royal Horticultural Society |accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref> She herself named a snowdrop after her husband, ''Galanthus elwesii Godfrey Owen''.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |last1=Byfield |first1=Andy |title=Snowdrops: ten of the best |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2015/feb/27/snowdrops-ten-of-the-best |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=27 Feb 2015}}</ref>
She collected, grew, arranged and exhibited plants, especially [[snowdrop]]s, holding an annual snowdrop party in her [[Shropshire]] garden, The Patch, each year in February.<ref name=DT/> A snowdrop, ''[[Galanthus elwesii]] Margaret Owen'' was named after her.<ref name=RHS/> She herself named a snowdrop after her husband, ''Galanthus elwesii Godfrey Owen''.<ref name=Guardian/> This has two sets of six petals – inner and outer. This has made it especially popular, and it has been propagated by [[twin-scaling]] to make it widely available.{{r|G15}}


==National Collection==
== National Collection ==
She was the holder of four types of plant for the [[NCCPG National Plant Collection|National Collection]]: ''[[Camassia]]'', ''[[Dictamnus]]'', ''[[Nerine]]'' and ''[[Veratrum]]''.<ref name=DT/> She bred new colour forms of camassias and pioneered nerines as a [[hardiness (plants)|hardy plant]] in UK.<ref name="OT">{{cite news |last1=Bourne |first1=Val |title=Camassias like it wet |url=https://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisureold/otgardening/gardening/8113873.Camassias_like_it_wet/ |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=The Oxford Times |date=22 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="PH">{{cite web |title=Camassia |url=https://www.nccpg.com/National-Collections/Collection-Results.aspx?id=1251 |website=Plant Heritage |accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="Spectator">{{cite news |last1=Buchan |first1=Ursula |title=Traditional virtues |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2008/06/traditional-virtues/ |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=The Spectator |date=18 June 2008}}</ref><ref name=GW>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bmfhpq/gardeners-world-2018-episode-27 |publisher=BBC |title=Gardeners' World |date=5 October 2018 |number=27 |author=Mark Heath}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Veitch Memorial Medal]] in 2013.<ref name="RHS2">{{cite web |title=RHS President presents 33 honours at RHS Awards Ceremony |url=http://press.rhs.org.uk/Press-releases/2013-RHS-Awards-for-Outstanding-Contributions-to-H.aspx |website=Royal Horticultural Society |publisher=RHS |accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref>
She was the holder of four types of plant for the [[NCCPG National Plant Collection|National Collection]]: ''[[Camassia]]'', ''[[Dictamnus]]'', ''[[Nerine]]'' and ''[[Veratrum]]''.<ref name=DT/> She bred new colour forms of camassias and pioneered nerines as a [[hardiness (plants)|hardy plant]] in the UK.<ref name=OT/><ref name=PH/><ref name=Spectator/><ref name=GW/> She was awarded the [[Veitch Memorial Medal]] in 2013.<ref name=RHS2/>


==Shrewsbury heritage==
== Shrewsbury heritage ==
Owen campaigned to save [[Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery|Rowley's House]] museum in [[Shrewsbury]].<ref name=MJ/><ref name=Star2/> She also founded The Corbet Bed Embroiders Trust to create period hangings for the sixteenth-century [[Corbet Bed]].<ref name=OC/><ref name=Star3/><ref name=DC/> In 2010, she was awarded the honour of ''Most Excellent Order of the British Empire'' [[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]], rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences.<ref name=BBC/> <ref name=Star/>
Owen campaigned to save [[Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery|Rowley's House]] museum in [[Shrewsbury]].<ref name="MJ">{{cite news |last1=Steel |first1=Patrick |title=Shrewsbury faces the closure of its museum until 2009 |url=https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/14705 |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=Museums Journal |date=2006}}</ref><ref name="Star2">{{cite news |title=Win claimed in museum fight |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2006/11/22/win-claimed-in-museum-fight/ |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=Shropshire Star |date=22 November 2006}}</ref> She also founded The Corbet Bed Embroiders Trust to create period hangings for the sixteenth-century [[Corbet Bed]].<ref name="OC">{{cite web |title=CORBET BED EMBROIDERERS TRUST |url=http://opencharities.org/charities/1123845 |website=Open Charities |accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="Star3">{{cite news |title=Lord Lieutenant marks end of bed project |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/03/07/lord-lieutenant-marks-end-of-bed-project/ |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=Shropshire Star |date=7 Mar 2010}}</ref><ref name="DC">{{cite web |last1=Boyd |first1=Peter |title=Corbet Bed 1593 |url=http://www.darwincountry.org/explore/001713.html |website=Darwin Country |publisher=Shrewsbury Museums Service |accessdate=17 October 2018 |date=16 July 2003}}</ref> She was awarded an [[MBE]] in 2010 for services to the Shrewsbury community.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |title=Charity fundraiser's MBE honour |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/8435475.stm |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=31 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="Star">{{cite news |title=County people rewarded in Queen's honours |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2009/12/31/county-people-rewarded-in-queens-honours/ |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=Shropshire Star |date=31 December 2009}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
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{{reflist |refs=
<ref name=BBC>{{citation |title=Charity fundraiser's MBE honour |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/8435475.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=31 December 2009}}</ref>


<ref name=DC>{{citation |last1=Boyd |first1=Peter |title=Corbet Bed 1593 |url=http://www.darwincountry.org/explore/001713.html |website=Darwin Country |publisher=Shrewsbury Museums Service |date=16 July 2003}}</ref>
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==External links==


<ref name=DT>{{citation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11213044/Margaret-Owen-obituary.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |title=Margaret Owen – obituary |date=8 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006035151/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11213044/Margaret-Owen-obituary.html |archive-date=6 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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* {{YouTube|id=CQ1wgqw8EA4|title=Extraordinary Shropshire - Snowdrops}}


<ref name="Guardian">{{citation |last1=Byfield |first1=Andy |title=Snowdrops: ten of the best |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2015/feb/27/snowdrops-ten-of-the-best |newspaper=The Guardian |date=27 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406072128/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2015/feb/27/snowdrops-ten-of-the-best |archive-date=6 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=GW>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0bmfhpq/gardeners-world-2018-episode-27 |publisher=BBC |title=Gardeners' World |date=5 October 2018 |number=27 |author=Mark Heath}}</ref>

<ref name=MJ>{{citation |last1=Steel |first1=Patrick |title=Shrewsbury faces the closure of its museum until 2009 |url=https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/14705 |journal=Museums Journal |year=2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018003144/https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/14705 |archive-date=18 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=OT>{{citation |last1=Bourne |first1=Val |title=Camassias like it wet |url=https://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisureold/otgardening/gardening/8113873.Camassias_like_it_wet/ |newspaper=The Oxford Times |date=22 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018003016/https://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisureold/otgardening/gardening/8113873.Camassias_like_it_wet/ |archive-date=18 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=PH>{{citation |title=Camassia |url=https://www.nccpg.com/National-Collections/Collection-Results.aspx?id=1251 |website=Plant Heritage |accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref>

<ref name=RHS>{{citation |title=Galanthus elwesii 'Margaret Owen' |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/368872/Galanthus-elwesii-Margaret-Owen/Details |website=RHS Plant Finder |publisher=Royal Horticultural Society}}</ref>

<ref name=RHS2>{{citation |title=RHS President presents 33 honours at RHS Awards Ceremony |url=http://press.rhs.org.uk/Press-releases/2013-RHS-Awards-for-Outstanding-Contributions-to-H.aspx |website=Royal Horticultural Society |publisher=RHS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220141904/http://press.rhs.org.uk/Press-releases/2013-RHS-Awards-for-Outstanding-Contributions-to-H.aspx |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=Spectator>{{cite news |last1=Buchan |first1=Ursula |title=Traditional virtues |url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/2008/06/traditional-virtues/ |accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=The Spectator |date=18 June 2008}}</ref>

<ref name=Star>{{citation |title=County people rewarded in Queen's honours |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2009/12/31/county-people-rewarded-in-queens-honours/ |newspaper=Shropshire Star |date=31 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018003112/https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2009/12/31/county-people-rewarded-in-queens-honours/ |archive-date=18 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Star2>{{citation |title=Win claimed in museum fight |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2006/11/22/win-claimed-in-museum-fight/ |accessdate=17 October 2018 |newspaper=Shropshire Star |date=22 November 2006}}</ref>

<ref name=Star3>{{citation |title=Lord Lieutenant marks end of bed project |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/03/07/lord-lieutenant-marks-end-of-bed-project/ |work=Shropshire Star |date=7 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018003115/https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2010/03/07/lord-lieutenant-marks-end-of-bed-project/ |archive-date=18 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=OC>{{citation |title=Corbet Bed Embroiderers Trust |url=http://opencharities.org/charities/1123845 |website=Open Charities |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018003321/http://opencharities.org/charities/1123845 |archive-date=18 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name=G15>{{citation |newspaper=The Guardian |title=Snowdrops: ten of the best – Godfrey Owen |author=Andy Byfield |date=27 February 2015 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2015/feb/27/snowdrops-ten-of-the-best}}</ref>
}}

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== External links ==
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* {{YouTube|id=CQ1wgqw8EA4|title=Extraordinary Shropshire – Snowdrops}}

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Margaret Owen
MBE
Showing her collection in 2013 in "Extraordinary Shropshire"
Born
Margaret McAllister Mackay

(1930-11-27)27 November 1930
Lea Farm, Watford
Died24 October 2014(2014-10-24) (aged 83)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Farmer, gardener
Known forcollections of plants: Camassia, Dictamnus, Galanthus, Nerine, Veratrum
Spouse(s)Godfrey Owen, (m. 9 October 1952, d. 1983)
Children4
AwardsVeitch Memorial Medal (2013)

Margaret McAllister Owen MBE (née Mackay; 27 November 1930 – 24 October 2014) was a British farmer, gardener and heritage activist.

Snowdrops

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She collected, grew, arranged and exhibited plants, especially snowdrops, holding an annual snowdrop party in her Shropshire garden, The Patch, each year in February.[1] A snowdrop, Galanthus elwesii Margaret Owen was named after her.[2] She herself named a snowdrop after her husband, Galanthus elwesii Godfrey Owen.[3] This has two sets of six petals – inner and outer. This has made it especially popular, and it has been propagated by twin-scaling to make it widely available.[4]

National Collection

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She was the holder of four types of plant for the National Collection: Camassia, Dictamnus, Nerine and Veratrum.[1] She bred new colour forms of camassias and pioneered nerines as a hardy plant in the UK.[5][6][7][8] She was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal in 2013.[9]

Shrewsbury heritage

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Owen campaigned to save Rowley's House museum in Shrewsbury.[10][11] She also founded The Corbet Bed Embroiders Trust to create period hangings for the sixteenth-century Corbet Bed.[12][13][14] In 2010, she was awarded the honour of Most Excellent Order of the British Empire MBE, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences.[15] [16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Margaret Owen – obituary", The Daily Telegraph, 8 November 2014, archived from the original on 6 October 2018
  2. ^ "Galanthus elwesii 'Margaret Owen'", RHS Plant Finder, Royal Horticultural Society
  3. ^ Byfield, Andy (27 February 2015), "Snowdrops: ten of the best", The Guardian, archived from the original on 6 April 2016
  4. ^ Andy Byfield (27 February 2015), "Snowdrops: ten of the best – Godfrey Owen", The Guardian
  5. ^ Bourne, Val (22 April 2010), "Camassias like it wet", The Oxford Times, archived from the original on 18 October 2018
  6. ^ "Camassia", Plant Heritage, retrieved 17 October 2018
  7. ^ Buchan, Ursula (18 June 2008). "Traditional virtues". The Spectator. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. ^ Mark Heath (5 October 2018), Gardeners' World, BBC
  9. ^ "RHS President presents 33 honours at RHS Awards Ceremony", Royal Horticultural Society, RHS, archived from the original on 20 December 2016
  10. ^ Steel, Patrick (2006), "Shrewsbury faces the closure of its museum until 2009", Museums Journal, archived from the original on 18 October 2018
  11. ^ "Win claimed in museum fight", Shropshire Star, 22 November 2006, retrieved 17 October 2018
  12. ^ "Corbet Bed Embroiderers Trust", Open Charities, archived from the original on 18 October 2018
  13. ^ "Lord Lieutenant marks end of bed project", Shropshire Star, 7 March 2010, archived from the original on 18 October 2018
  14. ^ Boyd, Peter (16 July 2003), "Corbet Bed 1593", Darwin Country, Shrewsbury Museums Service
  15. ^ Charity fundraiser's MBE honour, BBC News, 31 December 2009
  16. ^ "County people rewarded in Queen's honours", Shropshire Star, 31 December 2009, archived from the original on 18 October 2018
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