Thank you for the information. I have been intending to write Ondine but just haven't had the heart to do so. I was just about to write to Rachel to continue a correspondence when the horrific news arrived. So thoughtful and like them to leave Silverhill in her care. On Sun, Aug 5, 2018, 6:59 PM Lee Poulsen <wpoulsen@pacbell.net> wrote: > Bruce Schroder posted the following on the Australian Bulb Exchange > Facebook group on August 3rd. I thought there were people on the PBS list > who might like to know about this. Bruce gave me permission to post it here. > > <<I believe yesterday was the memorial service for Rod and Rachel Saunders > who were tragically murdered earlier this year doing what they loved best - > looking for South African plants and in particular Gladiolus sp. > > On behalf of the Australian Bulb Exchange fb Group, I had earlier passed > on our most sincere thoughts. I'm sure you would have all supported this > gesture. > > I have received the following information from Ondine at Silverhill Seeds > when I questioned the business's future: "Thanks for being so > understanding, yesterday was very emotional. Silverhill will carry on! Rod > and Rachel left it to me, I will try and collect myself or I will get > people to collect for me. We always bought quite a lot of seed in other > than the very odd things Rod and Rachel used to find in the middle of > nowhere! The selection might change a bit in the beginning as we start > standing on our own, but we hope to carry on with the amazing work and seed > selection R&R used to have". > > Please continue to support Silverhill Seeds.>> > > > Also, one of the replies, from Keith Tollis, mentioned that Rod & Rachel > Saunders were almost finished with their book on all of the Gladiolus > species and had only one more species to photograph when they were > murdered. They’re now working on how to fund the completion of the book as > a tribute to Rod and Rachel. He didn’t mention who to contact or where to > inquire about helping out with this effort, so I don’t know what to tell > those on this list who might want to contribute to that effort. Maybe > contacting Silverhill Seeds might work? > > --Lee Poulsen > Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a > Latitude 34°N, Altitude 1150 ft/350 m > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…