The secret gardener – creating urban wild spaces
John Gapper
(Brighton & Hove City Council)
John Gapper explains how he has spent the last 35 years collecting and propagating wild flowers in Brighton and Hove, the impact on indigenous insects and butterflies and on local residents and communities.
Why ‘The secret gardener?’, because for nearly a decade in the sixties the policy of the  local authority was to eliminate rather than cultivate wildflowers and John’s collection and propagation of wildflower seeds had to be conducted in secret.
Described as: ‘Inspirational and visionary’.
