HAPPY 100th BRYAN H TONKIN

Bryan Harold Weymouth Tonkin

 08/01/1925 - 06/09/1996

Join us in celebrating the 100th birthday of the late great Bryan Tonkin.

Below are 10 highly desirable bulbous plants that Dad either grew or were on his long list of wants! 

We would love to share in our continued journey with the remarkable legacy that he left behind along with our broken hearts. It is often a really rough road with many failures but so many successes that I know he would be proud of. 

He was a a truly accomplished plants man with an exceptional eye for breeding and cultivating so many of the worlds best bulbous plants. His knowledge was outstanding, learned from old books, friends and catalogues (no internet in those days) guiding a remarkable passion for the rare, difficult and often unattainable. Late nights by the tilly lamp with a magnifying glass pawing over a J & J Archibald catalogues etc..... often driving mum to despair! It is great to be knowledgeable but the first hand experience is invaluable and he had this in spades! With such dedication great things happened, with many, many rare delights shared Australia wide. 

A great man, a great husband, a great father but most of all a great plants man. Sadly missed, deeply loved and greatly appreciated for a legacy not just for Mum and I but to Australian horticulture and gardeners. 

A big thank you to my darling partner Kyrill for joining me on this continued journey. Like my father his knowledge, dedication and passion for plants are impeccable. Another truly great horticulturist!

We are offering 10 only of each of following 10 rarities. That's 100 bulbs, one for each year. Each one also has a limit of 1 per customer as we would like to share the love. Fear not they will eventually end up on the list in the future when I get it right!