Clematis expert Raymond Evison CBE VMH FLS FCI Hort will give this year’s Max Walters Memorial Lecture in Cambridge on 15 November
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Raymond’s lecture will cover the introduction of clematis species from Europe from the 16th century onwards and the Chinese clematis species that are ancestors of our modern-day large, flowered hybrids. He’ll address 19th- and 20th-century breeding work, before focusing on his own breeding and development work and the use of these beautiful plants in gardens today, concluding with a look at what the future might hold for them.
Raymond is founder and chairman of the Guernsey Clematis Nursery Ltd, which won its 35th Gold Medal at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It also won best exhibit in the Great Pavilion and its red Clematis ‘Elpis’ EviGsy154 (PBR) was shortlisted for RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year 2025.
The lecture will take place at The William Collyn Centre, Girton at 2.30pm. Email Rosemary Buisseret for tickets and information: [email protected]