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'''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. |
'''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. |
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== Snowdrops == |
== Snowdrops == |
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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}} |
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}} |
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== National Collection == |
== National Collection == |
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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/><ref name=PH/><ref name=Spectator/><ref name=GW/> She was awarded the [[Veitch Memorial Medal]] in 2013.<ref name=RHS2/> |
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/> |
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== Shrewsbury heritage == |
== Shrewsbury heritage == |
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 7 December 2024
Margaret Owen | |
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 Showing her collection in 2013 in "Extraordinary Shropshire" | |
| Born | Margaret McAllister Mackay 27 November 1930 Lea Farm, Watford |
| Died | 24 October 2014 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer, gardener |
| Known for | collections of plants: Camassia, Dictamnus, Galanthus, Nerine, Veratrum |
| Spouse(s) | Godfrey Owen, (m. 9 October 1952, d. 1983) |
| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Veitch Memorial Medal (2013) |
Margaret McAllister Owen MBE (née Mackay; 27 November 1930 – 24 October 2014) was a British farmer, gardener and heritage activist.
Snowdrops
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b "Margaret Owen – obituary", The Daily Telegraph, 8 November 2014, archived from the original on 6 October 2018
- ^ "Galanthus elwesii 'Margaret Owen'", RHS Plant Finder, Royal Horticultural Society
- ^ Byfield, Andy (27 February 2015), "Snowdrops: ten of the best", The Guardian, archived from the original on 6 April 2016
- ^ Andy Byfield (27 February 2015), "Snowdrops: ten of the best – Godfrey Owen", The Guardian
- ^ Bourne, Val (22 April 2010), "Camassias like it wet", The Oxford Times, archived from the original on 18 October 2018
- ^ "Camassia", Plant Heritage, retrieved 17 October 2018
- ^ Buchan, Ursula (18 June 2008). "Traditional virtues". The Spectator. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Mark Heath (5 October 2018), Gardeners' World, BBC
- ^ "RHS President presents 33 honours at RHS Awards Ceremony", Royal Horticultural Society, RHS, archived from the original on 20 December 2016
- ^ Steel, Patrick (2006), "Shrewsbury faces the closure of its museum until 2009", Museums Journal, archived from the original on 18 October 2018
- ^ "Win claimed in museum fight", Shropshire Star, 22 November 2006, retrieved 17 October 2018
- ^ "Corbet Bed Embroiderers Trust", Open Charities, archived from the original on 18 October 2018
- ^ "Lord Lieutenant marks end of bed project", Shropshire Star, 7 March 2010, archived from the original on 18 October 2018
- ^ Boyd, Peter (16 July 2003), "Corbet Bed 1593", Darwin Country, Shrewsbury Museums Service
- ^ Charity fundraiser's MBE honour, BBC News, 31 December 2009
- ^ "County people rewarded in Queen's honours", Shropshire Star, 31 December 2009, archived from the original on 18 October 2018
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