Lovely photos and some superb photos, thanks Jim. Valerie Finnis was brought up in the house directly opposite mine and my grandparents and mother knew them well.
In my childhood, her flower photos were on every birthday card and calendar. Her photo of my Granny’s Lilium auratum growing here was the front cover of The Field magazine. I think there are several plants named after her.
There are far worse ways to be immortalised than having a plant or plants named after you. A friend of mine has some early paintings by Marjorie Blamey, before she was much good, frankly, but no less valued for that.
Thanks for sharing your delightful collection . I went and had a look and learnt a little about Valerie Finnis. I thought I would have to walk across the garden to check a clematis planted last year…but decided I would crush too many things as it is dark. Trailed through my box of labels!!! Yes it was Clematis Bill Mackenzie which according to Wikipedia was developed by Valerie.
They put a smile on my face too. Thanks, Jim!
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Jim, you’ve got an amazing array of blooms going, and your photos are excellent. I appreciate you sharing all this beauty.
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It’s pretty flowery at the moment, just have to keep it going until October now. I hope the need to share it has subsided some by then.
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Lovely photos and some superb photos, thanks Jim. Valerie Finnis was brought up in the house directly opposite mine and my grandparents and mother knew them well.
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If I ever knew anything about Valerie Finnis beyond the eponymous Muscari I’d forgotten it. Just looked her up on Wikipedia and learned a little more.
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In my childhood, her flower photos were on every birthday card and calendar. Her photo of my Granny’s Lilium auratum growing here was the front cover of The Field magazine. I think there are several plants named after her.
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There are far worse ways to be immortalised than having a plant or plants named after you. A friend of mine has some early paintings by Marjorie Blamey, before she was much good, frankly, but no less valued for that.
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I found a very full obituary of Valerie Finnis. http://merlin-trust.org.uk/about-us/
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Ah, that’s more like it. I feel I know her a little better. Thank you.
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Heart lifting! Thank you for wonderful shots of gorgeous flowers.
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Glad you enjoyed them.
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Thanks for sharing your delightful collection . I went and had a look and learnt a little about Valerie Finnis. I thought I would have to walk across the garden to check a clematis planted last year…but decided I would crush too many things as it is dark. Trailed through my box of labels!!! Yes it was Clematis Bill Mackenzie which according to Wikipedia was developed by Valerie.
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Other people have boxes of labels! I thought it was only me.
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Beautiful pictures that definitely brought a smile. I also loved the video tour of your garden. It’s looking wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
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