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Interview - Yvonne Cannon, head gardener, Holker Hall
By Matthew Appleby 21 May 2010
Juggling the needs of the owner and the public is the modern day lot of the head gardener. For some gardeners, not having complete control of the future of the garden would preclude them from taking a job, even at such a well-known and successful garden as Holker Hall, Lord and Lady Cavendish's family home in Cark-in-Cartmel, Cumbria.
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