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'''Dr. Wilfred Edward Shewell-Cooper ''' ([[1900]] - [[1982]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[organic gardener]] and pioneer of [[no dig gardening]]. He was the author of ''Soil, Humus and Health (1975)'' , ''The Royal Gardeners (1952)'', ''Grow your own food supply (1939)'', ''The ABC of Vegetable Gardening (1937)'' and many other books on gardening. He was the founder in [[1955]] of the [[Good Gardeners Association]]. For many years his gardens at [[Arkley]] Manor were open to the public so his no dig methods, symbolised by a robin resting on a spade handle, could be seen first hand.
== Family ==
He married Irene, with whom he wrote a cookery book ''Cook what you grow (1940)''. He had two sons [[Ramsay Shewell-Cooper|Ramsay]] and [[Jeremy Shewell-Cooper|Jeremy]].
== Childhood ==
He was born at [[Waltham Abbey, Essex]] in 1900 where his father was a major in the [[Royal Artillery]] and at the time the assistant superintendent of the [[gunpowder]] factory there. Moving from there to [[Blackheath, London|Blackheath]] then [[Penarth]]. Then before the outbreak of the first world war the family set sail on the Galaka for [[South Africa]] where they lived in Rondesbosch.
While there he went to school at Diocesan College, Rondesbosch.
== Arkley Manor ==
In [[1960]] he moved to Arkley Manor, as recommended by [[Sir John Laing]], which was to be his home for the rest of his life.
== Bibliography ==
His published works include:
* The ABC of Vegetable Gardening (1937)
* The ABC of Fruit Growing (1938)
* Grow your own food supply (1939)
* Cook what you Grow (1940) with Irene Shewell-Cooper
* The Royal Gardeners (1952)
* The ABC of Gardening
* The ABC of the Greenhouse
* The ABC of Flower Growing
* The ABC of the Rock Garden and Pool
* The ABC of Bulbs and Corns
* The ABC of Soils, Humus and Health (1959)
* Herbs, Salads and Tomatoes (1961)
* Cut Flowers for the House (1970)
* Soil Humus & Health (1975)
* The Compost Fruit Grower (1975)
* The Compost Flower Grower
* Basic Book of Flower Gardening (1976)
==See also==
*[[organic gardening]]
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