Shewell Cooper

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Dr. Wilfred Edward Shewell-Cooper (1900 - 1982) was a British organic gardener and pioneer of no dig gardening. He was the author of Soil, Humus and Health (1975) , The Royal Gardeners (1952), Grow your own food supply (1939), The ABC of Vegetable Gardening (1937) and many other books on gardening. He was the founder 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.

Contents 1 Family 2 Childhood 3 Bibliography 4 See also

[edit] Family

He married Irene, with whom he wrote a cookery book Cook what you grow (1940). He had two sons Ramsay and Jeremy.

[edit] Childhood

He was born at Waltham Abbey, Essex in 1900 where his father was a major in the Royal Artillery and at the time the assistant superintendent of the gunpowder factory there.

[edit] Bibliography

His published works include:

• The ABC of Vegetable Gardening (1937)
• The ABC of Fruit Growing (1938)
• Grow your own food supply (1939)
• Cook what you Grow (1940) with Irene Shewell-Cooper
• The Royal Gardeners (1952)
• The ABC of Gardening
• The ABC of the Greenhouse
• The ABC of Flower Growing
• The ABC of the Rock Garden and Pool
• The ABC of Bulbs and Corns
• The ABC of Soils, Humus and Health (1959)
• Herbs, Salads and Tomatoes (1961)
• Soil Humus & Health (1975)
• The Compost Fruit Grower (1975)
• The Compost Flower Grower
• Basic Book of Flower Gardening (1976)

[edit] See also

• organic gardening