LILIES - RHS Lily Group
LILIES - RHS Lily Group
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Two more Bullwood Hybrids: above, ‘Coachella’ and below, ‘Rosewood’.<br />
its inauguration in 1980, a position he<br />
held until his retirement from office in<br />
1992. His guidance and commitment<br />
to the Essex <strong>Group</strong> continued by<br />
promoting and supporting the aims of<br />
the charity, and also by opening his<br />
garden through the National Gardens<br />
Scheme. He was instrumental in<br />
proposing that the Essex <strong>Group</strong> hold<br />
dispersed National Collections of<br />
Lilium martagon and its Division II<br />
hybrids and that of Erythronium – a<br />
work still in progress.<br />
He travelled widely in Europe,<br />
North America, the Baikal region of<br />
Central Asia and Nepal. Always, where<br />
possible, collecting plants or seeds which he generously distributed amongst his<br />
friends around the world. Derek had a great love of all plants and was a great<br />
plantsman. Derek will be missed by all who knew him for his generosity in gifts<br />
of plants and seeds, his willingness to offer help and share his knowledge with<br />
others, for his ready smile and great sense of humour, but the legacy of his plant<br />
creations will, hopefully, live on.<br />
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