Anne de Verteuil - what a wonderful evocative name..(almost as good as my own)..."The caller explained that they belonged to an elderly Zen monk, Otaki san, and were growing in the garden of his 400-year-old house in Kyoto. Now in his eighties, the monk was anxious to ensure the continuity of his collection and was convinced that it should come to England. The rich history of horticultural exchanges is made up of similar gifts, whims and happy accidents." - Whims and Happy Accidents!! Anne I am smitten with your writing.