Did you buy anything in the garden centre yesterday, you lot. I was underwhelmed after the gardens. I can't help thinking they would do a lot better if they went round the gardens, made a list and set up a special area.... as seen in the Bressingham gardens. I wonder if they could do with a marketing consultant.
I think that a lot of the plants grown at Bressingham carry 'Breeders Rights' or whatever it's called so I'm not sure that they want other GCs to sell them. Years ago it was part of the Bressingham Gardens set up and they sold plants developed by them.
I think that what happened is that after Alan B's death the GC enterprise was sold off in order to fund a trust to maintain the Hall and the Dell Garden and the steam museum etc as Alan would have wanted. However the nursery gardens remained with the family. Hence the setting up of the online shop by his grandson.
Something like that .....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I remember when Potentilla Red Ace was introduced as the first "red". It had Breeders' Rights and there was a chase through the old marquee at Chelsea after someone took a cutting.
Turns out it was a staged publicity stunt, but it sure worked.
I think Breeders' rights are ok. If you made a record, you'd not want folk copying it. It's just a copyright thing and folk can buy the license to raise it for sale.
You're allowed to propagate it for yourself, just not to sell.
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My GW mag has just arrived.! Thank goodness. I was really convinced that I'd been cut off. Lots of interesting things to read about, now.
Still raining
A A Milne
Just been out thinning the grapes on the trellis with a pair of haircutting scissors, however it's started drizzling again.
I'll get the knitting out and start on the courgette warmers .....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think that a lot of the plants grown at Bressingham carry 'Breeders Rights' or whatever it's called so I'm not sure that they want other GCs to sell them. Years ago it was part of the Bressingham Gardens set up and they sold plants developed by them.
I think that what happened is that after Alan B's death the GC enterprise was sold off in order to fund a trust to maintain the Hall and the Dell Garden and the steam museum etc as Alan would have wanted. However the nursery gardens remained with the family. Hence the setting up of the online shop by his grandson.
Something like that .....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I remember when Potentilla Red Ace was introduced as the first "red". It had Breeders' Rights and there was a chase through the old marquee at Chelsea after someone took a cutting.
Turns out it was a staged publicity stunt, but it sure worked.
Have you tried P. Monarchs Velvet? I love the colour.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I think Breeders' rights are ok. If you made a record, you'd not want folk copying it. It's just a copyright thing and folk can buy the license to raise it for sale.
You're allowed to propagate it for yourself, just not to sell.
I think it's going to work out ok, 'cos the family have continued the nursery and sell the plants on-line http://thebressinghamgardens.com/plant-sales/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Bloody British summer. Cold and wet all day here.
Like Hostafan, I think PBRs rights are ok, people are not going to spend time breeding new cultivars, if there is no profit in it.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border