Rosa ‘Iceberg’
Born: 1958, in Reimer Kordes famous rose nursery, Germany.
Parents: Rosa ‘Robin Hood’ x R. ‘Virgo’.
The parents could never have guessed just how well their ‘baby’ was going do. By 2004, ‘Iceberg’ had been acclaimed the ‘rose of the 20th Century’ and ‘the greatest triumph of any rose breeder for m...
The favourite flower of Hans Heysen, zinnias are back in fashion! With large double blooms in red, pink, orange, rose, yellow, scarlet, coral and ivory, this new compact variety is bright beyond Heysen's wildest dreams. Originally discovered by the Spanish in Mexico, zinnias were popular late 19th century. Breeding began in earn...
On 16th August 1984 I received an urgent telephone call from Camellia Grove Nursery informing me that the extremely rare yellow camellia from China was flowering for the first time, in the Western World. Such excitement! I rushed over and photographed the beautiful bloom, a memory that remains with me to this day. It was named C...
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