Jude Moraes was a British landscape gardener, writer and broadcaster based in London.
10 Facts About Jude Moraes
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Jude Moraes grew up on her maternal grandfather's farm, The Lodge Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire.
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The family travelled to Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan and the remote Kingdom of Sikkim, where Jude Moraes fell ill and was treated by the court physician and vet.
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In 1969, Jude Moraes left Dom Maraes and returned to London, settling in De Beauvoir Square, Hackney.
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Jude Moraes was well into her 30's when she decided to pursue a career in gardening, enrolling in a two year course at Oaklands Horticultural College, St Albans, obtaining a national diploma in 1979.
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Jude Moraes became known for her superb plantsmanship and distinctive designs which reflected the personalities of her clients and the architectural settings of their gardens.
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Jude Moraes designed rustic garden furniture and summer houses, influenced by the mid-Victorian garden writer Shirley Hibberd.
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Jude Moraes had a wide circle of friends and her free spirit was exemplified by her regular competition in the jewellery designer Andrew Logan's original Alternative Miss World Contest.
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Jude Moraes married Lawrence Hansen at the Danish Church in Regent's Park in August 1992, just a few months before her death on the January 4th, 1993.
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Jude Moraes is buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery near the Circle of Lebanon.