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Georg Waldén was born January 11th 1897 and died September 28th 1975. After graduation in Lund, he was educated as a teacher, finished in Växjö 1918. By this he fulfilled a tradition as the third generation teacher in his family in the small village Ugglarp on the Swedish westcoast. Georg Waldén´s special interest was gardening and especially lilies. He was one of the most wellknown experts on lilies in Europe and he had a constant correspondence with likewhise interested all over the world. With them he exchanged ideas, seeds, onions and experiences. He participated in many Swedish and foreign publications about lilies.

Georg met his Alma (born Medin) (born October 1st 1894, dead August 18th 1985) during his studies in Växjö. Alma disobeyed her father in her wish to become a teacher. Her father thought this was completely unimportant and refused to pay for her studies. Alma took a job as a housemaid and saved money to pay for her education, which was very unusual in 1909-1010. One of Alma´s great interest was the hibiscus flowers. She created new kinds of hibiscus by crossing existing plants. This was noticed by several Swedish magazines.

The garden in Ugglarp was often visited by people with an interest in gardening and the garden was also filmed for sedish television by Sven Gren.