Apprentices spend their second year at Isabella Plantation, which houses the National Collection of Wilson 50 Kurume Azaleas, brought from Asia in 1920s by the plant collector Ernest Wilson
Jo Scrivener is the Assistant Park Manager at Richmond
On the day of my visit in April, a session to identify azaleas took place. Barry is, together with his wife Polly, an expert in these Rhododendrons. They helped Jo Scrivener classify azaleas from the National Collection
“One week ago there were no flowers here… and look at it now!” - says Selina full of enthusiasm
Richard Farr talks with Selina about tree seeds that were sown in November by them two and Sophia, another apprentice
Selina capturing the bluebells in all their glory. She often takes pictures of her surroundings
Japanese azalea Kirin has scented "hose-in-hose" - one set within another - flowers.
Wildlife on the path between Pembroke and Isabella Plantation
Selina weeding at the dell in Pembroke
The wisteria at Pembroke that Selina and Danny pruned in February, now in bloom