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greenfinger:
The name Dan Hinkley has been mentioned in previous message on this forum.
Although he's probably not sponsored by rich patrons or commercial nurseries (Veitch Nursery f.i.) as his wellknown predecessors were, he can be put in the broader context of several successive generations of remarkable men who ventured themselves in remote and often unhealthy countries, often in peril for own sanity and life.
During the last 200 years they gathered plants from all corners of the different continents. From then on garden landscape was changed dramatically.
This is what the book "The Plant Hunters. Two hundred years of adventure and discovery around the world." is about.
By Musgrave Toby, Gardner Chris and Musgrave Will, Ward Lock, London, 1998, reprint 1999, 224 pp.

Pixydish:
Yes, if you go to Heronswood's website you can catch up with Dan and his excursions. What a remarkable fellow! I admit to a bit of jealousy where his travels are concerned. Oh to see some of the plants he does in their native habitats! Who knows how much longer our earth will be able to support such things? He leads a terribly interesting life. I'm sure there will be a book about him that will be worth a read!

bossgard:
Since the postings on this topic seem to be rather old, I thought maybe the members would like an update on Mr. Dan Hinkley, whose name is mentioned several times. From the ?The American Gardener? magazine, published by the American Horticultural Society (November/December 2007) comes this information that Mr. Hinkley ?will act as an advisor for the new plants team at Monrovia, a wholesale nursery business headquartered in California (USA). Hinkley will help assess Monrovia?s current plant evaluations as well as seek out additional plants to trial in an effort to discover new varieties. . . . . Hinkley will be speaking on behalf of Monrovia at several upcoming horticultural events next year, including the Philadelphia Flower Show and the Northwest Flower & Garden Show.?

ideasguy:
Ah, you had me recalling some vivid memories!
I'd love to "do" the Northwest Flower & Garden show again. That was a wonderful week for me.

Dont worry about the postings being old, Toby. Its good to see so many "well read" members giving references to good reading material. I'm afraid I have very little time to read at present, but it will be nice to do some catch up later.

bossgard:
You say that you have ?vivid? memories of your visit to the Pacific Northwest and the Seattle area. I hope that they were good! I assume that some of them are personal, but tell me about the Northwest Garden Show. I?ve never attended the show and it?s only about 20 miles from where I live, but it gets quite a bit of good press from the Garden writers in the area. I know you have had a booth for the IdeasGenie family of software, I believe also that you have some friends in the Seattle area, tell us about your experiences as first the exhibitor and then as a general attendee.

How about hearing from other members who have attended flower shows around the world? Isn?t there quite a bit of this activity in the UK, doesn?t royalty also get involved in these? I?ve heard of the Chelsea Flower Show, have you been to it?

Were you able to visit any of the local area gardens while you were here?

If anybody wants additional information about the Northwest Flower Show try http://gardenshow.com . The dates are Feb. 20-24 in Seattle. (This is not a paid announcement.)

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