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Ken Gillanders
Ken Gillanders
Born	1930; Melbourne
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Botanist, Horticulturist & Nurseryman
Known for	Woodbank Nursery
Awards	Medal of the Order of Australia

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Ken Gillanders OAM is an Australian botanist, horticulturist, nurseryman and plantman from Tasmania.

Ken, a nurseryman for over 50 years (now retired),^[1]^[2] and his wife Lesley started Woodbank Nursery on a bush block in Tasmania.^[3] Woodbank Nursery specialized in rare, exotic, unusual and native plants.^[3] As their nursery and its reputation grew so did their spectacular gardens containing many rare plants. Ken and Lesley collected seeds in Chile, Ecuador, New Zealand, China, South Africa, and Lesotho.^[3]^[1] Ken cultivated and propagated many Tasmanian natives including Leatherwood cultivars.^[3]

Ken has presented horticultural papers in the UK, Japan and New Zealand. He is co-author of "Know Your Rock Garden Plants and Dwarf Bulbs".^[4]

In 2002 retirement came, many Australian and overseas collectors were devastated describing the nursery's closure as a "tragedy".^[3] Ken and Lesley stayed on in their garden of botanical treasures and have increased its size to cover over 5 acres (20,000 m²). Nowadays they travel overseas taking photos of plants in flower, instead of collecting seed.^[3] The nursery was known as Woodbank Gardens from 2003 to early 2012 and hosted small events on occasions. In early 2012 and Ken and Lesley sold their nursery to another private owner. In June 2004, on the Queen's Birthday, Ken was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for service to Horticulture.^[5]^[6]^[7] Ken is currently the Australian Rhododendron Registrar.^[7]^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b adulteducation.tas.gov.au
^ http://communityed.education.tas.gov.au/tutor/922
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Collectors' Plant Fair at Bilpin: Speaker Programme". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
^ National Library of Australia
^ "It's an Honour has a new home".
^ "Tasmanian Country Hour".
^ ^a ^b "Journal.HTML".
^ "Australian Rhododendron Society". Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
^ Dakis, Sally. "Ken Gillanders OAM". Australian Garden History Society. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

[adulteducation.tas.gov.au-1] ulteducation.tas.gov.au

[2] ttp://communityed.education.tas.gov.au/tutor/922

[cpf-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Collectors' Plant Fair at Bilpin: Speaker Programme". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.

[4] National Library of Australia

[5] "It's an Honour has a new home".

[6] "Tasmanian Country Hour".

[Journal.HTML-7] "Journal.HTML".

[8] "Australian Rhododendron Society". Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.

[Ken_Gillanders_OAM-9] Dakis, Sally. "Ken Gillanders OAM". Australian Garden History Society. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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 {{Infobox person
 | name        = Ken Gillanders
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 | caption     = Wood Bank nursery 2008 open gardens
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+| birth_place   = [[Melbourne]]
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-'''Ken Gillanders''' [[Order of Australia|OAM]] is an [[Australian]] [[botanist]], [[horticulturist]], [[nurseryman]] and [[plantman]].
+'''Ken Gillanders''' [[Order of Australia|OAM]] is an [[Australians|Australian]] [[botanist]], [[horticulturist]], [[nurseryman]] and [[plantman]] from [[Tasmania]].
-Ken, a nurseryman for over 50 years (now retired),<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060901081311/http://courses.adulteducation.tas.gov.au/infosheets/SA0121.pdf adulteducation.tas.gov.au]</ref><ref>[http://communityed.education.tas.gov.au/tutor/922 http://communityed.education.tas.gov.au/tutor/922]</ref> and his wife Lesley started Woodbank Nursery on a bush block in Tasmania.<ref>[http://www.collectorsplantfair.com/Speakers.htm http://www.collectorsplantfair.com]</ref> Woodbank Nursery specialized in rare, exotic, unusual and native plants.<ref>[http://www.collectorsplantfair.com/Speakers.htm http://www.collectorsplantfair.com/Speakers.htm]</ref> As their nursery and its reputation grew so did their spectacular gardens containing many rare plants. Ken and Lesley collected seeds in [[Chile]], [[Ecuador]], [[New Zealand]], [[China]], [[South Africa]], and [[Lesotho]].<ref>[http://www.collectorsplantfair.com/Speakers.htm http://www.collectorsplantfair.com/Speakers.htm]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060901081311/http://courses.adulteducation.tas.gov.au/infosheets/SA0121.pdf adulteducation.tas.gov.au]</ref> Ken cultivated and propagated many Tasmanian natives including [[Eucryphia lucida|Leatherwood]] cultivars.<ref>[http://www.collectorsplantfair.com/Speakers.htm http://www.collectorsplantfair.com]</ref>
+Ken, a nurseryman for over 50 years (now retired),<ref name="adulteducation.tas.gov.au">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060901081311/http://courses.adulteducation.tas.gov.au/infosheets/SA0121.pdf adulteducation.tas.gov.au]</ref><ref>[http://communityed.education.tas.gov.au/tutor/922 http://communityed.education.tas.gov.au/tutor/922]</ref> and his wife Lesley started Woodbank Nursery on a bush block in Tasmania.<ref name=cpf/> Woodbank Nursery specialized in rare, exotic, unusual and native plants.<ref name=cpf/> As their nursery and its reputation grew so did their spectacular gardens containing many rare plants. Ken and Lesley collected seeds in [[Chile]], [[Ecuador]], [[New Zealand]], [[China]], [[South Africa]], and [[Lesotho]].<ref name=cpf/><ref name="adulteducation.tas.gov.au"/> Ken cultivated and propagated many Tasmanian natives including [[Eucryphia lucida|Leatherwood]] cultivars.<ref name=cpf/>
 [[File:Woodbank Gardens.JPG|thumb|right|A view over the lower section of Woodbank Gardens (Formally known as Woodbank Nursery)]]
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 Ken has presented horticultural papers in the [[UK]], [[Japan]] and [[New Zealand]]. He is co-author of "Know Your Rock Garden Plants and Dwarf Bulbs".<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1722794 National Library of Australia]</ref>
-In 2002 retirement came, many Australian and overseas collectors were devastated describing the nursery’s closure as a "tragedy".<ref>[http://www.collectorsplantfair.com/Speakers.htm http://www.collectorsplantfair.com]</ref> Ken and Lesley stayed on in their garden of botanical treasures and have increased its size to cover over {{convert|5|acre|m2}}.  Nowadays they travel overseas taking photos of plants in flower, instead of collecting seed.<ref>[http://www.collectorsplantfair.com/Speakers.htm http://www.collectorsplantfair.com]</ref> The nursery was known as Woodbank Gardens from 2003 to early 2012 and hosted small events on occasions. In early 2012 and Ken and Lesley sold their nursery to another private owner. In June 2004, on the [[Queen's Birthday]], Ken was awarded an [[Order of Australia Medal]] for service to Horticulture.<ref>[http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1057071&search_type=quick&showInd=true]</ref><ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/rural/tas/stories/s1131365.htm http://www.abc.net.au/rural/tas/stories/s1131365.htm]</ref><ref>[http://members.iimetro.com.au/~mirra/journal.html http://members.iimetro.com.au/~mirra/journal.html]</ref> Ken is currently the Australian Rhododendron Registrar.<ref>[http://members.iimetro.com.au/~mirra/journal.html http://members.iimetro.com.au/~mirra/journal.html]</ref><ref>[http://www.ausrhodo.asn.au/ Australian Rhododendron Society]</ref>
+In 2002 retirement came, many Australian and overseas collectors were devastated describing the nursery's closure as a "tragedy".<ref name=cpf/> Ken and Lesley stayed on in their garden of botanical treasures and have increased its size to cover over {{convert|5|acre|m2}}.  Nowadays they travel overseas taking photos of plants in flower, instead of collecting seed.<ref name=cpf>{{Cite web |url=http://www.collectorsplantfair.com/Speakers.htm |title=Collectors' Plant Fair at Bilpin: Speaker Programme|access-date=2009-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828122954/http://www.collectorsplantfair.com/Speakers.htm |archive-date=2008-08-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The nursery was known as Woodbank Gardens from 2003 to early 2012 and hosted small events on occasions. In early 2012 and Ken and Lesley sold their nursery to another private owner. In June 2004, on the [[Queen's Birthday]], Ken was awarded an [[Order of Australia Medal]] for service to Horticulture.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1057071 | title=It's an Honour has a new home}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/rural/tas/stories/s1131365.htm |title = Tasmanian Country Hour}}</ref><ref name="Journal.HTML">{{Cite web | url=http://members.iimetro.com.au/~mirra/journal.html |title = Journal.HTML}}</ref> Ken is currently the Australian Rhododendron Registrar.<ref name="Journal.HTML"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ausrhodo.asn.au/ |title=Australian Rhododendron Society |access-date=2009-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308012233/http://www.ausrhodo.asn.au/ |archive-date=2009-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Ken Gillanders OAM">{{cite web |last1=Dakis |first1=Sally |title=Ken Gillanders OAM |url=https://www.gardenhistorysociety.org.au/publications/ken-gillanders-oam/ |website=Australian Garden History Society |access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>
 == References ==
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 [[Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia]]
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