Quote Originally Posted by raybark View Post
Geoff, in case you aren't aware of it, Holger apparently had a heart attack and died within the last few weeks.
No that is news to me - very sad news, very bad news... I was looking forward to going with him on one of his botanical tours next year - he promised me blue poppies and all sorts of other wonderful things...
I must send my condolences to his wife - we had a very long natter at the South African World Orchid Conference, on a quiet day when all the other visitors had gone off somewhere, and renewed acquaintance at the London European Conference a year or two later, when they had some trouble getting accepted as exhibitors, and I pulled a few strings with the RHS to get them in. They are/were both very knowledgable about the orchids of Yunnan, they will be a great loss if she gives up the nursery.