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JOURNALJOURNAL Friends of the “Shamrock” Hydrangea Collection Journal n° 23 - 2012 w w w . h o r t e n s i a s - h y d r a n g e a . c o m EDITORIAL by Bryan Woy, President Dear friends of the “Shamrock” Collection, C O N T E N T S As you can read in this Journal's Media Report, our collection's reputation continues to grow at the same rate as the number of plants it contains. We should note in particular the Belgian tele- E d i t o r i a l b y B r y a n W o y p . 1 - 2 vision broadcast “Jardins et Loisirs”, shown in late January, N e w m e m b e r s & T h a n k s p . 2 which painted a particularly vivid portrait; many thanks and M e d i a r e v i e w & N e w c u l t i v a r s p . 3 congratulations to the director. Also extremely satisfying is the Work in 2011 & News of our members p . 4 explicit support brought to us by professional breeders and nur- T h e h y d r a n g e a ' T h o m a s H o g g ' serymen during this crucial year: 2012 is likely to be a water- b y R o g e r D i n s d a l e p . 5 shed in our history. The highlight of the year will be the T h e 2 0 1 1 d r o u g h t International Symposium "Hydrangea 2012", to be held in b y R o b e r t M a l l e t p . 6 & 1 2 Angers on 5 & 6 July, five years after the one held in Ghent. T h e r o l e o f “ S h a m r o c k ” b y B e r n a r d S c h u m p p p . 7 - 8 Congratulations to all those who have already invested so much “ S h a m r o c k ” a n d t h e C C V S p . 9 in this event to make it a success in honour of French breeders; N e w i n t r o d u c t i o n s p . 1 0 we hope to be seeing you there. This occasion has prompted us T h e I z u “ d a n c i n g g i r l ” b y P i e r r e L e C l a i r e p . 1 1 to increase the print run of the H i s t o r y o f e x p l o r e r s o n D e j i m a French version of the Journal, b y M a r i o n & M a t h i a s R i e d el p. 13-15 and to produce a printed paper R e b l o o m i n g c u l t i v a r s edition of the English version. & S h a m r o c k A w a r d s p . 1 6 Simultaneously, the new edition E x p l o r a t i o n 2 0 1 1 p. 17-18 of our “International Index of S h a m r o c k e v e n t s & a l e t t e r f r o m L a n d s c h l o s s p . 1 9 Cultivar Names” will be made “ H y d r a n g e a 2 0 1 2 ” available on paper and also on i n t e r n a t i o n a l s y m p o s i u m p . 2 0 the Net, in return for an appro- priate fee. This issue of your Journal clearly demonstrates the Editorial team: Béatrice de Bodinat, Roger Dinsdale, Ozzie Johnson, Pierre Le Claire, Corinne Mallet, Robert Mallet, Marion role of the “Shamrock” Collection and Mathias Riedel, Bernard Schumpp, Bryan Woy. English Translation and Drawings: Bryan Woy. in the world of hydrangeas, sho- Chief Editor: Corinne Mallet Design and creation: Association Shamrock 2012 wing how useful and valuable it Layout: Corinne Mallet The articles in this journal are publi- is in so many ways. shed under their authors' responsibility. H . C I T Y L I N E ’ C ô t e d ’ A z u r ’ (Continued on page 2) New Members in 2011 (continued) EDITORIAL We are pleased to welc ome th e fol- I'd like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude for lowi ng n e w m e m be rs: all the unfailing support you have given us over the past Sarl JARDINS ANIMÉS Daniel BARRÉ decade. Jennifer M. BERRELL Lionel CHAUVIN Let's hope that in 2014 we'll be able to Maïté & Dominique COURAGE Lendert DEVOS celebrate the twentieth anniversary of our Didier DUMOULIN Mrs. Franke ENGEL Society in good conditions. Meanwhile I Fabien GAUTIER Marie-Hélène GAUTIER look forward to seeing all of you at Jean GAVERIAUX Mrs. M.E. GREEN “Shamrock” during the coming season. Sally GREGSON Laege Jorgen K. JOHANSEN Amélie JOUSSEAUME Geneviève JOUSSEAUME Bryan Woy Pierre LE CLAIRE Jacques LE GAGNEC THANKS for 2011 Gérard LE SAUX Christiane LE SCANFF Jean NOËL The Association thanks all members and non members Françoise NOËL who have helped to make 2011 another good year for Hety OOSTERBEEK the Shamrock Collection, including everybody who took Rita PAOLI part in preparation and visitor reception for our Henny POST annual event “2000 hydrangeas for Shamrock” (2011 Françoise PREBANDIER Edition), starting with Bérengère de Bodinat and Bruno Jean-Paul RENAUD Blanckaert for once again welcoming us to their home, Patrick ROUSSEL “Casanova”. Thanks to all those who provided plants Sylvie ROUSSEL for this event: André Diéval, Kees Evelyns, Didier Pascale ROWE Boos, Lionel Chauvin, Henri Mercier, Etienne Lemesle Dominique SIBILLA (Tous au Jardin), Henri Guyomard (the “La Traverse” Dorothy SIMCOCK educational centre), Jean Renault and his sons' firm; Raymond M. SUTTON Jr. and Michel Brunet who helped with transport. Robert TADDEI Thank you to the students from “La Traverse”, guided Martha TATE by Henri Guyomard, who created two new beds. Several Dominique TOUGARD planting sessions took place thanks to Jean-Pierre Jocelyne TOUGARD Péan, Pierre Courquin, Jean- Margaret WARWICK Marie Rouet and Christiane Le Scanff; the latter two Thérèse et Jean WAGEMANS members came every Tuesday during spring, summer Thank you all for your support, essential for the and autumn for the thorough weeding of all the beds: a future of the “Shamrock” collection. huge task. The following members contributed in various capacities: Bernard Schumpp (organization of Martine Dieval the Symposium in Angers, trip to Germany), Andre Diéval (rescuing endangered plants), We have just Hélène Béréhouc (propagating endangered plants), lost a very dear Josiane and Henri Lamache (travel arrangements and friend. Always public relations), Isabelle and Michaël Potel (conser- happy, smiling vation), Roger and Kathleen Dinsdale (research and and discreet, writing articles), Sophie Le Berre (Japanese-French translation), Pierre Le Claire (photo-journalism, she was a ray of article), Philippe Picherit (IT support), Ghislaine Le sunshine during Gall du Tertre (delicious meals at the Piment Bleu), the days we Michel Devaux (legal advice) and Robert and Marie- spent working Claire Valtz (accommodation). On several occasions the as a team in the following came to help us with logging, heavy-duty collection. In weeding and dead-heading, among other things: spite of disliking Martine and Andre Dieval, Galia and Raymond long drives, she Guillaume, Henri and Josiane Lamache, Nicole would come in any case, bringing Hagneré, Marie-Claude and Franck David, Daniel with her dozens and dozens of eggs Kuszak, Christiane and Jean-Marie Rouet,, Jeanne from her own hens. It was her own Pavie, and Thérèse et Jean Wagemans. Many thanks, simple way of expressing her love for too, to our foreign correspondents: in the USA: Jean us. Strong bonds were set up bet- Astrop, Ozzie Johnson, and Lynden Miller; and in ween us over the years, which Europe: Maurice Foster, Roger Dinsdale, Harry van explains our great sorrow today. T rier and Y an Oprins; as well as media correspondents André can count on our faithful who have helped us: Isabelle Lebrun, Mariane Loison, friendship during this difficult time. Lorilee Mallet, Y ves Marchandain and Juliet Roberts. 2 Media Report RADIO BLEUE HAUTE-NORMANDIE Sincere thanks to Isabelle Lebrun who did us a great favour by speaking about our annual spring festival on the radio. During the summer she also did us some good by interviewing Bruno Delavenne, president of the Association of Parks and Gardens of Normandy, whom we would also particularly like to thank. SEINE-MARITIME Magazine N° 67 (June 2011), p. 14-15 The “Shamrock” collection was featured prominently as part of the major “Secret Gardens” project mounted by the Seine-Maritime Department. There was an illustrated article, “Ouvir les yeux sur la beauté” (“Opening your eyes to beauty”), in the magazine, and the operation was reported in the local newspapers: “Les Informations Dieppoises”, 15 April 2011, p. 47, and “Paris-Normandie” of 16 April, 2011, p. 10, and 10 September, 2011: full page, p. 46. L'ART DES JARDINS, summer 2011, No.