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Marion Dudley Cran (1875–1942) was a South-African garden and travel author. In 1913, she was named a Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society.[1]

Life

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Edith Marion Dudley  was born in South Africa in 1875 . She studied at a Brighton girls boarding school. She wrote for The Connoisseur, and was an editor at The Burlington Magazine. She created a garden at “Steephill Cottage,” near Farnham. She created a garden at "Coggers," near Benenden.[2] She hosted a radio program, Gardening Chats.[3][4][5][6]

An Iris was named for her.[7][8]

Works

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  • Herbert Beerbohm Tree London, John Lane; New York, John Lane Company, 1907.
  • The Garden of Ignorance   H. Jenkins,[9][10]
  • The Garden of Experience, Herbert Jenkins, 1921
  • The Story of My Ruin, 1924 [11]
  • Garden Talks, 1925
  • The gardens of Good Hope London : H. Jenkins, 1927.
  • Gardens in America New York, The Macmillan Company, 1932.
  • How does your garden grow? Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & co., inc., 1935.
  • The garden beyond, London : Herbert Jenkins, 1937.
  • Hagar's garden, London : H. Jenkins, 1941.

References

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  1. ↑ Royal Horticultural Society. "Who was Marion Cran, the first female gardening broadcaster?". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  2. ↑ Blog, The Garden History (2017-02-18). "Marion Cran". The Garden History Blog. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. ↑ "From little acorns: the origins of gardening programmes on the BBC". BBC. Archived from the original on 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  4. ↑ josefinabravo (2022-08-04). "Bookplate stories: Mary Anne Robb 1895". Lettering, Printing and Graphic Design Collections. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  5. ↑ Blog, The Garden History (2023-08-12). "Celebrating 500 and 100 at the same time". The Garden History Blog. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  6. ↑ HC (2011-04-11). "Celebrating Women in Horticulture". HorticultureConnected.ie. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  7. ↑ "Mrs. Marion Cran | Historic Iris Preservation Society". 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  8. ↑ "Iris 'Mrs Marion Cran' (TB) | /RHS". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  9. ↑ Katrina (2018-06-15). "The Garden of Ignorance by Mrs. Marion Cran". Pining for the West. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  10. ↑ Features, John Hoyland published in (2026-05-15). "'A rambling rose should be pruned in 2026 exactly the same as in 1926': These are the vintage gardening books worth digging out". Country Life. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  11. ↑ Wareham, Anne (2026-03-12). "The Story of My Ruin: by Marion Cran". GardenRant. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
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