Hi, Can I add a bit to the names. The variegated Filifera Compacta is just a variegated Filifera, it will grow quite large in time and seems reluctant to offset naturally. The form of Filifera Compacta known as Pinky is the really choice one (no I've not got one) and they often fetch over $1000 on t...

Hi, Just to add a bit more, this is probably the best venue in the UK for a branch show and one I always look forward to. Birmingham Botanical Gardens are well worth a visit and the show venue leads directly off the greenhouses so anyone going round the greenhouses can't miss the show. I think exhib...

I've seen this Haworthia -Big Joe - in John Pilbeam's list and was given one at a recent Croydon meeting. As I'm always keen to know the origin of names and sources of cultivars and hybrids I asked John where the name came from. It's named by John after a well-known Dutch nurseryman but for reasons ...

There is an interesting story about Edenbridge show (2005) which can only be repeated across the Atlantic - or if I'm bought enough beers at ELK!!
Stuart

Well spotted - they were Woody's but he sold his entire nursery and collection a year ago (the only way he could move from California to New Mexico) but I'm sure it wont be long before he's back selling again. If I had to come up with a list of top 10 speakers he would be well out on top - plus our ...

I'll be on one of the early ferries from Calais, probably about 7ish, pity ELK isn't as well organised as Havering Mart. It's usually a general mad rush as soon as the doors open with nurseries trying to set up at the same time as buyers are flooding in. The start time on the ELK website can best be...

Hi , Yes I know that along with Jane I've got a flower shop (by default because it started in 1982 as all indoor plants and all these annoying customers turned it into a florists) but don't call me a florist! OK so I'm typing this in a shop surrounded by a few leftover flowers but florist!! how did ...

Hi again, I forgot to mention that I start all plants on ebay at ?2.50 and if only one bidder, the plant will sell for ?2.50. This happens to a few plants each week. Since my last post I've had a couple of messages from other nurserymen so I'll repeat - ebay isn't the only place to obtain plants. On...

Hi all, Thought I'd add my bit here as its my plant you're talking about. Whilst it's a nice plant, grown from habitat seed I collected ages ago, I agree the price has gone too far. When I post it I'll almost certainly add something else in with it. Geoff is quite correct, I sold him one of the same...

When I'm pollinating Aloes and Haworthias I just hold the two flowers and push them gently together. I'm sure they enjoy it much more than a quick poke by a cat's whisker!
Stuart