Martin Page (botanist)
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Dr Martin Lewis Page is an English botanist, ecologist and plant photographer.
Page was born in Birmingham
and educated at University College, Swansea, taking his PhD at the University of Exeter
in 1980, with a thesis entitled "A phytosociological classification of British neutral grasslands". He worked as a photographer in Brighton for several years before becoming managing director of manufacturing company Dangerfield & Page. In 2001 he became news editor of The Garden
, the magazine of the Royal Horticultural Society
, and since 2005 he has worked as an ecological consultant.
He contributed to the British National Vegetation Classification
and was the first person to describe the British NVC community MG10
(Juncus effusus-Holcus lanatus rush pasture plant community).
Page is an expert on peonies
and President of the Peony Society (UK).
Page was born in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and educated at University College, Swansea, taking his PhD at the University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
in 1980, with a thesis entitled "A phytosociological classification of British neutral grasslands". He worked as a photographer in Brighton for several years before becoming managing director of manufacturing company Dangerfield & Page. In 2001 he became news editor of The Garden
The Garden (journal)
The Garden is the monthly magazine of the British Royal Horticultural Society , circulated to all the society's members as a benefit of membership. The magazine has gone under this title since 1975, before which it had been The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society...
, the magazine of the Royal Horticultural Society
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 in London, England as the Horticultural Society of London, and gained its present name in a Royal Charter granted in 1861 by Prince Albert...
, and since 2005 he has worked as an ecological consultant.
He contributed to the British National Vegetation Classification
British National Vegetation Classification
The British National Vegetation Classification or NVC is a system of classifying natural habitat types in Great Britain according to the vegetation they contain....
and was the first person to describe the British NVC community MG10
British NVC community MG10
British NVC community MG10 is one of the mesotrophic grassland communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It is one of three communities associated with poorly-drained permanent pastures.It is a widespread community throughout the British lowlands...
(Juncus effusus-Holcus lanatus rush pasture plant community).
Page is an expert on peonies
Peony
Peony or paeony is a name for plants in the genus Paeonia, the only genus in the flowering plant family Paeoniaceae. They are native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America...
and President of the Peony Society (UK).
Works
- The Gardener's Guide to Growing Peonies (1997)
- AHS Plants for Every Season (American Horticultural Society Practical Guides) (2003)
- The Gardener's Peony: Herbaceous and Tree Peonies (2005)
- Growing Citrus: The Essential Gardener's Guide (2008)
- Name That Plant: An Illustrated Guide (foreword; 2008)