Raymond John Evison CBE VMH FLS is a nurseryman, clematis breeder, lecturer, author and photographer.
Raymond Evison still lives in Guernsey but travels widely both for business, plant hunting and lecture presentations on clematis.
He was awarded the RHS Reginald Cory Memorial Cup in 2004 for far-reaching work in breeding and developing new clematis cultivars.
His exhibits of clematis have been awarded 33 RHS Chelsea Show Gold medals to date (as at 2023).
[4][5] He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours for services to horticulture on Guernsey[6] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to horticulture and Guernsey.