Meet Hilary May

[sandersj89]

This is all very exciting. As some of you know Dad has been developing a Pink. It has now been officially named and Whetman Nurseries:

http://www.whetman.co.uk/index.html?tar ... lang=en-gb

Are about to develop the parent stock for market trials next year!!

Here she is, named after my Mum.



I have a dozen plants on Plot 2 that I have been bringing on so the nursery see how it goes on heavy soil.



Jerry

[oldherbaceous]

Jerry, i should think you are really proud, i think that is really fantastic news.
She is a little beauty.

Kind regards Old Herbaceous.

Theres no fool like an old fool.

P.S please pass my congratulations on to your dad.

[submariner]

Wow. What a magificent flower. My garden has around 6 diferent pinks. Have to keep an eye open for that one. It must be so satisfying to be able to do something so wonderful. My congrats along with Old Hebaceous.

[jopsy]

Oh Lovely how nice to have a plant named after you
Beautiful
Congrats

[Geoff]

Not really wishing to dampen your enthusiasm, but what's the difference between that and Doris?

[sandersj89]

Not really wishing to dampen your enthusiasm, but what's the difference between that and Doris?

Hmmmm, I can see a similarity but then again there are lots of Dinathus out there.

But Doris has cut petals:

http://www.nccpg.com/gloucestershire/plantweek9d.html

And the centre of the flower is more red than pink.

But then to be honest I just think Dad has done a great job, Whetmans are a very well respected dianthus nursery and they think it has potential.

And come the end of the day Mum has a flower named after her.....

Dad was not looking for a commercial success, it was simply spotted when one of the nursery men at Whetmans came to look at his garden.

Funny enough the result of that first visit may proove more interesting due to a deutzia Dad has been working on but that is a few years down the line just yet. This one probably has a link to Veitches, a 1850's Exeter nursery.

But I agree, to get something outstanding it has to stand out!

Jerry

[sandersj89]

Thanks all, I am rather proud of Dad and his garden, hope I can do as well as he has done.

Mum is chuffed to bits of course!



Jerry