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April 1, 2007 : Peter and a Magnolia
Peter Wharton at the garden entrance next to Magnolia sprengeri 'Eric Savill'.
There are nearly a hundred magnolias blooming in the garden today, creating great washes of colour with other flowering trees and shrubs such as rhododendrons, camellias and linderas. Peter Wharton curates the David C. Lam Asian Garden and has this to say: "the first major flush of spring flowers is upon us, for visitors right now it is a visual feast."
Peter is very well known for the work that he has done at the garden and for his plant explorations. He makes regular trips to Asia to make scientific collections of important plants for study and conservation. This time next year he will be in China examining these magnificent magnolias in their native environment.
Posted by Andy Hill at April 1, 2007 8:41 PM
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