We saw a great deal of Kokopelli in Holland, as well as in the UK shows. Here is the hybridizer, Bob Spotts, in front of a field of it at Pennings-de-Bilt. Bob is wearing a vest that advertizes the 2010…
Bob Spotts and a field of Kokopelli
Day: May 4, 2008
Bill and Kit Pannill with the field of Toto at Pennings-de-Bilt
A sidelight on the huge field of Toto at Pennings-de-Bilt is that *large* numbers of Totos were used in the landscape design at Keukenhof. I believe than Jan Pennings may be responsible for this. It was a delight to have…
Bill Pannill with Oz, Toto and Chromacolor
In this photo Bill is in front of a field of Oz, 12Y-Y. He is holding Oz in his right hand, Toto in his left hand, and has a stem of Chromacolor in his breast pocket. John Castor Livermore, CA
Bill Pannill and Toto
This year’s World Convention was the first opportunity for Bill to revel in the humongous fields of his cultivars grown in Holland. Joost Pennings kindly took a few of us to view those fields as they grow at Pennings-de-Bilt. Here…
Sissinghurst castle and garden
Sissinghurst is the estate of the late Vita Sackville-West and her husband, Sir Harold Nicholson. They restored the ruins of the castle in the 1930s, and Sackville-West designed the very extensive gardens. The estate belongs now to the National Trust.…
Final Lamberhurst bloom: Tidebrook
Tidebrook, 3W-W, is another relative rarity. It was hydridized by Noel Burr; the one shown at Lamberhurst was grown by D. Baker. John Castor Livermore, CA