Harry Jans has been employed since 1982 by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment as an expert on Winter Maintenance.

He is a passionate plant explorer and rock gardener for more than 40 years and is also a founding member of the Dutch Rock Garden Society of which he has been President for six years. In 2014, he received the prestigious Alpine Garden Society (AGS) Lyttel Trophy, the highest award for individuals who have made a substantial contribution to the knowledge of alpine plants.

Harry is regular lecturer at conferences and study weekends in many countries throughout the world and has written many articles on various plant subjects. His own garden is well known for its tufa wall with a large colony of the rare and difficult Jancaea heldreichii growing on it. Harry has led and organized many botanical tours to various mountain ranges throughout the world. His website –www.jansalpines.com- contains more than 26.000 pictures, as he is also a keen photographer, taken during his travels around the globe in search of (alpine) plants.

 

2022-03 Around the World of Alpine Plants in 60 Minutes