W. E. Shewell-Cooper

Who was W. E. Shewell-Cooper?

Dr. Wilfred Edward Shewell-Cooper, M.B.E., N.D.H., F.L.S., F.R.S.L., F.R.H.S., Dip. Hort. was a British organic gardener and pioneer of no dig gardening. He was the author of Soil, Humus and Health, The Royal Gardeners, Grow your own food supply, The ABC of Vegetable Gardening and many other books on gardening. He was the founder in 1966 of the Good Gardeners Association. For many years his gardens at Arkley Manor were open to the public so his no dig methods, symbolised by a robin resting on a spade handle, could be seen first hand.