From Alella to Australia and from antipodes to Llançà: Josep Ferrer i Guàrdia, a catalan dianthus grower

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  • M. Mercè Compte-Barceló Jardins i Jardiners: Art, Ciència i Ofici als Països Catalans

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Josep Ferrer i Guàrdia, dianthus culture, Australia, Alella, Llançà, Mas Germinal, floriculture, Leo Tolstoy.

Abstract

This paper is about the life of Josep Ferrer i Guàrdia and his depth of professional experience. The eldest of a family of farmers from Alella, north of Barcelona, he started his journey in his hometown. He later travelled to Australia, where he succeeded as a specialised horticulturist and was awarded a gold medal by the Australian Minister of Agriculture himself, before being asked by his brother to come back home. At the request of his brother, Ferrer i Guàrdia took care of a country house named Can Matas. After the Tragic Week confrontations in 1909, he finally moved to Llançà, where he acquired a new country house once owned by the Cremadells, a noble family from Roussillon. It was there that he consolidated his specialisation in growing fruit trees, vegetables and flowers, especially focusing on dianthuses.

Keywords: Josep Ferrer i Guàrdia; dianthus culture; Australia; Alella; Llançà; Mas Germinal; floriculture; Leo Tolstoy.

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M. Mercè Compte-Barceló, Jardins i Jardiners: Art, Ciència i Ofici als Països Catalans



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No. 41: desembre 2016

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