UK

Petersfield Physic Garden in Hampshire was established by John Charles Edward Bowen, who lived in the town. Whilst it is linked with Hampshire, the garden’s true roots may be closer to John Bowen’s birthplace. He was born in Mumbai in 1909 and was just one of many in his family to go on to serve in the army. However, it was whilst he was working in the Indian Political Service in Bushir and in Zahedan that he became interested in Persian poetry >>> more