Deborah Hardwick is an avid 'clematarian' who has spent the last 15 years studying, collecting, growing and now hybridizing clematis.

Her garden contains a collection of over 1300 registered and species clematis taxon in addition to her nursery with hundreds of proprietary hybrids. In addition to being a frequent contributor to the journals of both the British Clematis Society and the International Clematis Society, Deborah is also one of the authors of the Clematis of the Month series for the ICLS and a member of the Garden Writers of America. A professional consultant in the beauty business by vocation, Deborah describes her avocation as “ a single genera focus and relentless obsession to learn, network, collect and share knowledge about clematis.”

Presentations:

2017 - 03  The Virtuous Viorna
2017 - 03  The Productive Viorna