Photographer's Diary


Alpine Garden Society event showcasing rare alpine plants in a plant nursery setting.

Jon lives and gardens on the north side of the Hogsback on the border between Hampshire and Surrey, on a heavy clay soil. He is a long standing member of the AGS and has been treasurer of the local group in Woking for many years. He is interested in bulbs of all sorts, particularly those from South Africa, and has recently won his Gold Medal at AGS shows after about twenty years.

However, he is best known within the AGS as an enthusiastic amateur photographer.  He still visits many shows each year to catalogue the extraordinary achievements of the exhibitors, and is actively involved in other plant photography, both in gardens both public and private, and on outings to view and photograph wild flowers in the UK.  He is also responsible for running the AGS Photographic Competition each year, and managing the AGS Image Library and Slide Library.

If you have any comments or queries for Jon, you can contact him direct at agsdiary.photographer@agsgroups.org

Extended Articles:

A week in the Gargano – April 2025

Zermatt at the end of June 2024

The Dolomites in mid-June 2023 – in a very late season

The Dolomites in mid-June 2022

The Picos de Europa in late May 2019

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