Tim Relf, a novelist and poet, has been given a 12-month residency at the botanic garden.
A novelist has been appointed the first-ever poet-in-residence for a university's botanic garden.
Mr Relf said he had emailed the university to ask about a potential residency, after hearing about a resident poet at a cathedral. He said he hoped to create a body of work inspired by the garden and the arboretum which inspires people to visit and think about nature and plants.Image source,Mr Relf, who lives in Draycott in Derbyshire, said he had found gardening had helped his mental health.
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