Burpee's delight in double RHS gold
The team at the East Yorkshire based European division of American seed company W. Atlee Burpee & Co., is celebrating after winning gold medals at both the RHS Chelsea and Chatsworth flower shows.
Burpee partnered with award-winning nurserymen, Chris Smith and Mike Milligan from Pennard Plants in Somerset and provided tomato, cucumber and pepper plants for the medal winning exhibits.
The gold medal Chelsea exhibit featured a green roofed hobbit hut, a meadow with 20 species of wild flowers and a selection of tomato, pepper and cucumber plants that were grown from Burpee seeds by Stockbridge Technology Centre in North Yorkshire.
The Chatsworth exhibit included a display of edible plants, including Cherry Baby and Crimson Crush tomatoes that were grown from seed bred by Burpee's European Sales and Marketing Director, Simon Crawford, in East Yorkshire.
Crawford was delighted with the success at Burpee's first RHS flower shows in its 141 year history: "We're very proud of our contribution of Burpee tomato, pepper and cucumber plants to the Pennard Plants exhibits which not only looked amazing, but tasted delicious too.
"We're really looking forward to the RHS Tatton Park flower show next month and have fingers crossed that we might win a third medal."
Privately owned Burpee was founded by W. Atlee Burpee in 1876 and is the leading company in America's home gardening industry. It breeds, produces and distributes seeds and plants of vegetables and flowers worldwide. Burpee is known as the name behind the seeds for many companies including Pennard Plants, Thompson and Morgan and Suttons.
Burpee will also be partnering with Pennard Plants at the RHS Tatton Park show (19 - 23 July), where its seeds will be on sale under the Pennard Plants brand.
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Photo:Michael Langdale from Stockbridge Technology Centre and Simon Crawford from Burpee
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For more information about Burpee Seeds and Plants, please visithttp://www.burpee.com
Pennard Plants is based in a Victorian Walled Garden in Somerset and grows and sells one of the largest selections of edible plants, heritage and heirloom seeds, fruit and herb plants in the UK. Chris Smithis an award winning nurseryman and accomplished speaker.For more information, please visithttp://pennardplants.com/
Simon Crawford was appointed to the RHS Herbaceous Plant Committee in 2006. Other involvements with the RHS include appointment to the Trials Advisory Committee in 2009 and invitations to judge at major RHS Shows, including Chelsea Flower Show.
In Oct 2016, Burpee and The Burpee Foundation gifted $2.5 Million to ensure the operation and maintenance of the White House Kitchen Garden initiated by First Lady Michelle Obama.