My interest in flowers was cultivated by my mother who showed infinite appreciation for them and was never to shy to steal a slip here or a seed there from her friends' gardens! As a little chap growing up in Pietermaritzburg the appreciation was passed to me. Being a bit of loner, I spent a lot of time walking around looking at flowers and appreciating the beauty in the colours and infinite variation in structure! If you have been in Pietermaritzburg in spring, and seen, in the early morning, the incredible green hues of the English Oaks as they sprout into new life, or in Virginia USA when...more
