Specialities

• Artist/Illustrator
• Book Author
• Photographer
• Writer: Consumer Magazines

Claire Austin

Full Member

Biography

Writer: consumer magazines; author; photographer. Owner of Claire Austin Hardy Plants. National Collection holder of bearded iris (full status), hybrid herbaceous peonies (provisional status). Over 30 years of horticultural experience. Author of 1001 Perennials, Iris and Gardeners’ Encylopaedia of Irises and Claire Austin's Book of Perennials. Contributor of photographs and articles to specialist societies, garden magazines and books. Specialist subjects: irises, peonies, herbaceous perennials.

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