Botanical Consultancies
Specialities
Botanical & horticultural nomenclature; especially cultivated plants
Identification of garden plants
Ericaceae, especially hardy heathers
The Burren and its flora
Garden history with particular references to Irish gardens and Irish cultivars
History of Irish botany
Crete and its native flora
Bibliography of Irish botany
Drift-seeds on European coasts
Shamrock: its history, botany and mythology
Recent employers
Birr Scientific Heritage Trust, County Offaly, Ireland (2000)
Burren Tourism & Environment Initiative, County Clare, Ireland (1999)
The Plant Press / RHS Plant Finder (1999–2000)
Floraprint International / Burall Floraprint (1997–2000)
The Heather Society (1999–2004)
Professional affiliations
Fellow of The Linnean Society, London
Member: Society for the History of Natural History
Member: The Heather Society
Member: Botanical Society of The British Isles
Associate: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Pittsburgh
Editorial positions
Honorary Editor, Archives of natural history (Society for the History of Natural History); 1999–
Honorary Editor, Yearbook of The Heather Society; 1994–
formerly Honorary Editor, Watsonia (Botanical Society of the British Isles)
formerly Honorary Editor, Glasra and other publications (National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin)
Recent writings
For a list of publications click here.
Regular contributor to The Irish Garden, and also occasional contributor to other periodicals.
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