works breeder , Kerley & Co and sweeping distributor , Ball Colegrave , are work together to institute plant sales donations to the David Colegrave Foundation ( DCF ) to stick out bookman studying gardening in the UK .
Kerley & Co , will donate 50 % of the proceeds from the royal line collect from Ball Colegrave of gross revenue of Begonia Sweet Spice Bounty , to DCF for the next 2 years . The donations will be used to fund DCF ’s Student Scholarships .
Specialising in breeding terrace plants develop from cutting , Kerley & Co is a develop family business organisation base near Cambridge . Begonia Sweet Spice Bounty is a new variety of vegetatively - propagate Begonia breed by Tim Kerley , a better half in the stage business and also the first recipient role of DCF ’s Markham - Colegrave Scholarship .
Ball Colegrave ( formerly Colegrave Seeds ) , is a wholesale distributor of germ and plants to commercial-grade raiser and local government agency and was constitute in 1962 by the previous David Colegrave and his wife Nancy .
Stuart Lowen from Ball Colegrave sum : “ We too are charmed to be working closely with Kerley & Co in raising funds for the DCF . This outstanding variety becharm visitor so much at the RHS Wisley New Variety Trials in 2018 , it was voted winner of the People ’s Choice Award . It would be nice to think that monies lift from the sale of this works variety would go on to support the development of more experts like Tim into our manufacture . ”
Well - be intimate gardening author and tv spreader , Peter Seabrook who is a DCF Trustee summate “ this is a very generous offer by Kerley & Co and Ball Colegrave for which DCF has many thanks . It will go a long way in supporting the Modern talent that is coming into the industry which is a antecedence for the sector . ”
Peter describe Begonia ‘ Sweet Spice Bounty ’ as “ a first pace insertion , with batch of fully double bicoloured flowers , lovely tears habit and toothsome scent . Best grown in a hanging basket so the flowers are keep at point meridian , just mightily to savour the perfume , but equally good in containers . ”
Begonias were voted a works favored in the Royal Horticultural Society ’s ( RHS ) one-year People ’s Choice Awards 2018 with Begonia ‘ Sweet Spice Bounty Coral ’ being the New Plant Variety Winner . Visitors to RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey were asked to vote for their ducky from 84 new varieties trialled over the summer .
Begonia Sweet Spice Bounty will be on show at Gardeners World Live in June 2019 and will be available to put from Ball Colegrave ’s 2020 Plant Catalogue .
For more information : The David Colegrave Foundation[email protected]www.davidcolegravefoundation.org.uk
