Mum came to see me for the day on Saturday, and brought with her a present for me - an Amateur Gardening medallion. She and her sister had agreed that as I was the gardener in my generation in the family, I should be the one to have it. All we know is that it belonged to Grandpa, and Mum wondered if he had sent photographs into the magazine or something similar.
This is the front of the medallion - I would assume that the woman on the engraving is Ceres, the Roman goddess of growing plants. And on the back the medallion reads:
So, all you who know far more about the history of gardening than I do (let's face it, I'm lost any time pre-Geoff Hamilton), what might this medallion have been awarded to Grandpa for? Would Amateur Gardening keep records of everyone who ever received one of these? Grandpa had an unusual surname, so if he's in there, he's probably easy to find!
I must do some digging (ho ho!). I know Mum and my aunt would be very interested to know the background.
This is the front of the medallion - I would assume that the woman on the engraving is Ceres, the Roman goddess of growing plants. And on the back the medallion reads:
Presented by Amateur Gardening for merit in horticulture
So, all you who know far more about the history of gardening than I do (let's face it, I'm lost any time pre-Geoff Hamilton), what might this medallion have been awarded to Grandpa for? Would Amateur Gardening keep records of everyone who ever received one of these? Grandpa had an unusual surname, so if he's in there, he's probably easy to find!
I must do some digging (ho ho!). I know Mum and my aunt would be very interested to know the background.
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