Joint trading statement

[Roy Mottram]

Keith?s Plant Books & Whitestone Gardens Ltd joint statement

Roy Mottram has semi-retired on 1 Jan 2007, resulting in the following changes.

Whitestone Gardens Ltd also ceased trading under that name on 1 Jan 2007. The owner, Roy Mottram, will continue to trade in plants. A website list of available plants will be posted to the Cactus Mall, as before, but there will be no printed catalogues, press adverts, or facilities for taking credit cards. Future payments will be possible only by cash ?, Euros, or US$, or cheques drawn on a UK bank (payable to R. Mottram). Orders will still be taken by email, fax, phone or post, and visitors to the nursery are still invited, preferably by appointment, but you?re welcome to take a chance to pop in if you?re passing anyway.

With effect from 1 Jan 2007, the stock formerly belonging to Whitestone Gardens Ltd has been purchased by Keith Larkin of Keith?s Plant Books, to whom Roy Mottram recommends his former books customers to deal with in future.

Keith has been building up his plant book business over the past few years, primarily via his web site www.keithsplantbooks.co.uk . In addition to Cactus & Other Succulent plant books, which are one of his main specialities, he also sells a wide range of plant, gardening, botanic art, garden design etc books.

Keith would like to thank Roy for his help in making the smooth transition. Inevitably there will be some slight differences in the way the two businesses operate, but Keith is looking forward to continue giving customers as good a service as Roy has in the past.

Roy Mottram
Whitestone Gardens
Sutton, Thirsk
North Yorkshire YO7 2PZ
England, U.K.
Ph: 0 1845 597467; Intl: + 44 1845 597467
Fax: 0 1845 597035; Intl: + 44 1845 597035
roy@whitestn.demon.co.uk
http://www.cactus-mall.com/whitestone/index.html

Keith Larkin
Keith?s Plant Books
Chadshunt House
5 Lillington Road
Leamington Spa
Warks CV32 5YS
England, U.K.
Ph: 0 1926 422596; Intl: +44 1926 422596
Mobile: 0 7770 608930; Intl +44 7770 608930
keith@keithsplantbooks.co.uk
www.keithsplantbooks.co.uk

[Chris43]

Hi Roy,
This seems a greatway in which to start to wind down towards retirement. I hope it goes well for you.

[Roy]

Moderators you now have two people using the same user name.

[Cactus Jack]

There's only one real Roy on this forum. ) LOL.

[Roy]

Hi Jack,
not necessarily so. When this forum was struggling to get established and I was much more active than I am now I was informed that most of the southerners thought I was Roy Mottram, although I would hasten to point out that Roy Mottram is much more knowledgeable than myself.

[Cactus Jack]

Your the only "Roy" i've ever known on here. We'll have to call you "Roy of the Razor's" ) lol.

[Tina]

Hi Roy's

I have changed Roy T's signature as you are our own unique 'Roy the Razor'
cheers

[Roy]

Many thanks Tina.