Sally Drury on 40 years at HortWeek and a lifetime in horticulture

Sally Drury's lifelong journey in horticulture began in tragic circumstances when she took on the family garden after her father died in a road traffic accident. After studying at Reading University and a dissertation on horticulture and the Common Market, she got the attention of judge and HortWeek editor Jim Deen who asked her to work for the title - and the rest is history.Turf is Drury's favourite sector and she has seen great advances since the 1980s including the development of Verti Drains and better construction, grass breeding and LEDs robotics. Across horticulture more broadly she adds how woodchippers have transformed how felled wood is used, capillary beds, LEDs and many more.Drury believes that horticulture is capable of solving just about all problems because it involves plants and has a part to play in conservation, water management, food, pharmaceuticals, sport, therapy, employment and money for the economy.She shares with the podcast her predictions for the future and as a former standup comedian she recounts some classic anecdotes and of course, offers a typically idiosyncratic take on her Desert Island Plant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.