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Each year the Society makes awards to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the plant genus Geraniaceae. This can cover many fields and awards can be made to members in terms of voluntary work for the Society, promotion of plants within the genus, breeding of cultivars, local society voluntary work, growing and showing, promotion and education. For Details of the winners in 2009 Click Here 2010 The descriptions below are extracts from the original Citations that were given at the awards ceremony at the First PAGS AGM in March 2010 The Lady Astor Presidents Cup Nominated by Gwen Ward and Approved by the PAGS Management Committee. The Award went to Mr Derek Lee. Below: Derek Lee being presented with the Lady Astor Presidents Cup by the President Anthony Andrews. (Picture courtesy of Derek Lusby)
The May Rushbrook Trophy Nominated by Mr Anthony Andrews & Mrs Gillian Andrews and approved by the PAGS Management Committee. The award went to Mr Wilhelm Elsner III, owner of the Elsner PAC Jungpflanzen nursery in Dresden. Now in his 89th year Mr Elsner wins this award for building up his family nursery business, based in Dresden, Germany through the many stressful times from being called for military service in the World War II through to having the nursery nationalised under Eastern Block rule up until the fall of the Berlin wall. Mr Elsner introduced virus free testing facilities at his nursery in the 1950's and since that time has overseen his company grow to become one of the leading commercial Pelargonium breeders in the world. No doubt many of you will have heard of the PAC varieties of Pelargoniums on sale in Garden centres across the country which originate from his nursery breeding. Below: Mr Wilhelm Elsner III being presented with his award by the PAGS President Anthony Andrews. (Picture courtesy of Anthony Andrews)
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