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For every purchase of a Clematis Queen's Nurse EviGsy159, a donation of £2 will go directly to The National Garden Scheme and the Queen's Institute of Community Nursing.
Why 'Queen’s Nurse'?
The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) traces its origins to 1887, when Queen Victoria allocated £70,000 from the Women’s Jubilee Fund to support nursing for the sick and poor. A Royal Charter in 1889 formally established the organisation as Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Institute for Nurses, with a mission to provide the “training, support, maintenance and supply” of nurses, as well as to create training homes and local branches.
In 1926, QICN Council Member Elsie Wagg introduced what would become a transformative fundraising idea: opening private gardens to the public in support of the Institute’s work. Her innovative proposal quickly gained momentum. In June 1927, 349 gardens—including Sandringham and Blenheim Palace—opened their gates, welcoming visitors who each paid one shilling for entry. The scheme was so successful that it continued into September; by then, almost 600 gardens had participated and more than £8,000 had been raised.
Elsie Wagg’s original concept went on to grow far beyond its beginnings and ultimately evolved into the independent National Garden Scheme charity, which has since become the QICN’s most significant long‑term funder. Today, QICN is recognised as the oldest continuously running charity, continuing its mission to ensure high‑quality community nursing is available to all, wherever and whenever it is needed. And in 1927 the National Garden Scheme will celebrate 100 years of opening gardens for health.
On Guernsey, Raymond J. Evison CBE has collaborated with the Guernsey Queen’s Nurses to establish the National Garden Scheme locally.
In recognition of the vital work of Queen’s Nurses—and the enduring link between QICN and the National Garden Scheme—the clematis ‘Queen’s Nurse’ has been named to raise awareness of their outstanding contribution to community nursing.
Here on Guernsey, Raymond J Evison CBE has worked with the Guernsey Queen’s Nurses to establish NGS. Clematis ‘Queen’s Nurse’ has been named to raise awareness of the outstanding work the Queen’s Nurses do in the community and the important and very successful link between NGS and QICN.
To find out more about these two amazing charities, please visit: ngs.org.uk qicn.org.uk
Description:
A full flower with each sepal having a broad central band of deep rosy pink with paler edges and prominent primrose anthers. These are produced in late spring and early summer, with repeat blooms in late summer early autumn. A full plant with flowers from base to tip. The modern clematis in the Raymond Evison Collection flower readily and will yield good results using relatively simple pruning techniques. In late winter/early Spring simply reduce all stems down to 6" (15cm) of soil level. The flowers from the older wood are deeper almost solid in colour, whereas the blooms from new growth show a distinctive deep pink bar with lighter pink edged tepals.
Official public launch will be at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026.
