Welcome

Had a day in Germany this week, it was a bit of a shock coming back to 16c and rain from 32c dry and sunny!

However the Begonias are just loving it, our display garden is looking absolutely fantastic, will get some pic's uploaded soonest, they love the combination of sun and rain, even if we are not so sure!

We work with a partner in the South of Germany, they are a fifth generation Begonia family, we send Dennis' varieties there for additional garden performance testing along with testing for potential disease problems, once through this process the stock plants can be produced.

With Dennis alongside, we viewed all the varieties planted outside both in full sun - remember it was 32c that day and will go upto high 30's and also under a shade area - a few pic's below - this gives us a clear indication of how they perform in these conditions and allied to our outdoor testing here in the UK gives us a good picture of what any variety is capable of.

Lots of material awaiting all types of assessment for future years.

We are also selecting potential new introductions for 2010, new for next year is a partner to Peardrop but more about that later in the year.