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<strong>The long read</strong>: When a US businessman took over a beloved garden a decade ago, he decided on a radical new approach, all in the name of sustainability. But angry critics claim it’s just plain neglect
Ventnor Botanic Garden on the Isle of Wight has been renowned for its unique warm micro-climate but the King's ex-gardener David Pearce (pictured), 25, said it is now a 'monoculture of weeds'.
David Pearce hits out at Ventnor Botanic Garden’s plans to tackle climate change by creating ‘synthetic ecosystems’
A former trainee at Ventnor Botanic Garden on the Isle of Wight has joined critics of the so-called Ventnor Method being used at the garden.
Simon Goodenough, 67, said he was outraged to find Ventnor Botanic Garden 'overrun with weeds' and 'completely run down' when he returned to the site he had looked after for 25 years.