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Oron Peri & Mansour Yassin - The Guardian 04apr15

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MikeHardman

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Oron Peri & Mansour Yassin - The Guardian 04apr15
« on: April 05, 2015, 08:59:33 AM »
Nice bit of history about Oron and Mansour...

'Gardens: saving rare plants in the eastern Mediterranean'
The Guardian 04apr15
- http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/04/gardens-oron-peri-eastern-mediterranean-plants?CMP=share_btn_fb

Thanks to John Joynes for pointing this out.

Mike
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Geologist by Uni training, IT consultant, Referee for Viola for Botanical Society of the British Isles, commissioned author and photographer on Viola for RHS (Enc. of Perennials, The Garden, The Plantsman).
I garden near Polis, Cyprus, 100m alt., on marl, but have gardened mainly in S.England
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John J

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Re: Oron Peri & Mansour Yassin - The Guardian 04apr15
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2015, 10:03:52 AM »
Well done for posting it on the forum, Mike, but I can only take credit for circulating it to MGS members in Cyprus. It was brought to my attention by Jill Yakas, the MGS Treasurer, in Greece.
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"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

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Re: Oron Peri & Mansour Yassin - The Guardian 04apr15
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2015, 06:15:28 AM »
Many thanks Mike for posting the information about the Gaurdian article regarding Oron and Mansour. Lovely to know their project is attracting attention - always good to catch up with friends made through the MGS and recall happy memories of time spent with them. Oron's knowledge and enthusiasm are well known to those of us fortunate enough to have spent time with him at MGS events
Interesting to read John that Oron's interest in plants was sparked by a teacher who tried to introduce her pupils to the joys of growing bulbs - this has given me renewed impetus in my efforts to get something going in my local school, something I know you are particularly keen on. If we only help to "produce" one new  Oron here and there our efforts will have been well worth while.
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