Rose and clematis Breeder, Author and Discoverer  

Listing last updated on Wed Aug 2024

United Kingdom

Raymond Evison is the owner of The Guernsey Clematis Nursery Ltd.

[From Clematis For Everyone, p. 3: Over the course of nearly 40 years, Raymond Evison has built up a collection of more than 500 clematis species and cultivars. His travels have taken him to places around the world where he has lectured on clematis and searched for new plants.] His nursery in Guernsey is one of the largest clematis production nurseries in the world, producing clematis for the wholesale markets throughout the world... in 1984 Raymond Evision founded the International Clematis Society and in 1989 became the Society's first president...

[From An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Clematis, p. 20:] Raymond Evison, author of The Gardener's Guide to Growing Clematis.

[Ibid, p. 182:] Raymond Evison of Guernsey Clematis Nursery

[Ibid, p. 141: In 1985, Evison was at Treasures of Tenbury]