Bob Brown VMM.

The Hardy Plant Society is delighted to learn that Bob Brown has been awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by the R.H.S. This is one of the most distinguished awards in the gardening world awarded to persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement and improvement of the science and practice of horticulture.

This is well deserved. Bob is a plants man extraordinaire. He has spent time travelling in remote parts of the world in search of plants, introducing any new varieties to U.K. and Europe. He is a font of knowledge, passionate about all things green.

Bob has been a member of Hardy Plant Society since 1983, giving his time and knowledge and experience generously for both the National Society and for local groups. He is Chairman of the Variegated Plant Group and has served for two terms as a trustee of the Hardy Plant Society.

He is known to many through his nursery, Cotswold Garden Flowers. His wry descriptions of plants are guaranteed to make one smile. He scores the plants he offers to reflect his opinion of their qualities. We give Bob a score of 10.

2010 is another great show year for the HPS.
Already, we have been awarded

• SILVER at Chelsea
• SILVER at Malvern
• GOLD & SILVER GILT at Harrogate
• GOLD at Tatton Park

For more details and photographs, please follow the links above.