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I recently asked on the Landscape Juice blog 'What's the oldest plant you've planted still thriving?'

So far I haven't had any responses. Maybe you missed the post or you are just not as old as me;-0))

What legacy have you left for future generations? If not a tree, shrub or plant, is there some other feature, such as a community garden or maybe a private garden that has and will stand the test of time?

(image: trees I planted along the Causeway, Petersfield, in the mid 1980s)

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  • 2 x Aesculus Hippocastanum planted when I was 12 in a local wood, from seeds collected by myself. Both are now Handsome saplings well on their way to maturity.

  • Probably not quite what you were expecting but I've got some very generic geraniums still going from cuttings I made in science class when I was about 9! About 1989ish.... 

  • When I was a student at Kew in 1974 planted some hollies by the Ruined Arch ( fondly known as the knackered arch) They are still there which is more than can be said for the now moved grass garden which I spent months helping to re-plant. The Princess of Wales conservatory stands on the site 

  • I've got a Crassula that's a cutting from a plant my Grandfather had when he came back from WW2 in 1945. It was damaged when we were burgled 15 years ago, so it's not pretty, but it's got a whole lot of sentimental value as he died this year.

    He did a few years at Kew, but mostly nicking cuttings and seeds. His garden in Linconshire will always be a strange mix of plants he brought back from holidays all over the world, smuggled in his underwear usually! I hope I leave something behind, but I'm not keen on most of the planting people want. I guess my legacy might be people cursing as they try to get rid of the bamboo from the '90s! :-)

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