Commonwealth War Graves Commission's David Richardson on horticulture and D-Day, CIOH and Kew
David Richardson is director of horticulture at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and leads a team of almost 850 horticulturists responsible for the maintenance and gardening of more than 2,400 sites across 50 countries.
He speaks to HortWeek about how the CWGC will be at the heart of many D-Day events in the UK and France, and is a global leader in commemoration. The
‘Lighting their Legacies’ Torch of Commemoration Roadshow is also being organised by the CWGC, culminating in the lighting of every CWGC grave in Normandy.
A trustee of Kew Gardens, and president of the Chartered…
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