Author: Lesley Ramsay, New Zealand

Last of the roses

Hello All,   Just as the last of the daffs appear in the Northern Hemisphere, down here we are seeing the last of the roses,  We managed to pick these last ones for a nice vase.  The observant amongst you…

NZ Collection error

Hello Everyone, In our report on Murphys we made an error – the breeders represented in the NZ raised were Brown, Brogden, Ramsay, Hamilton and CULL (not Hunter as previously reported. Our sincere apologies, the rimmed variety was of course…

Murphys

Hello All,  We have arrived home and are now settled into our usual routine.  We have thanked the Murphys team individually for their wonderful efforts and now wish to join in with all the others who have congratulated the organizers. …

Historics

Dear Sara and Others, There has been quite a lot of interest of late in classes at our National Shows for  Historics.  Reg Cull has put forward a suggestion which Executive is considering.  There will be 4 classes for historics…

Begonia and Murphys

Hello All,   Like David we are readying ourselves for Murphys.  Our trip is not quite as time consuming as his involving a direct flight from Auckland to SF and then onto Sacramento.  However we arrive at much the same…