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Mick Lavelle is a horticulturist and senior lecturer in Landscape Management at Writtle College, Chelmsford, UK. A keen observer of nature since his early childhood, he studied horticulture at Askham Bryan College in York, England, and environmental management at Wye College in Kent. He worked as a landscaper before becoming a horticultural lecturer in the 1990s. Mick has designed and constructed several educational exhibits at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show on the subject of plants and their uses, achieving gold and silver medals. He is a book author and magazine writer on the subjects of plants and gardens as well as a broadcaster on local radio. He is also a senior lecturer in landscape management at Writtle University College, Chelmsford, UK.