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This blog post has nothing to do with gardening

Tonight is one of those rare nights that I already know I will remember.  It’s 8pm on the 29th September and pitch dark, but I am sitting outside, warm and comfortable in my work shorts and one of Dave’s thin wool jumpers. We recorded 26.7C in the shade today on the nursery. It’s still warm […]

A bit of a rant about Plant Breeder’s Rights…

Bear with me – this is not the usual ‘all royalties are theft’ complaint.  I don’t really object to people earning royalties from introducing a new plant. The sums are usually pennies per plant so the actual royalty cost makes no material difference to the retail price of a plant. And if Elizabeth Macgregor earns […]