Update on McGredy Rose Garden

... By Hayden Foulds
In November 2009, I attended the official opening of the McGredy Rose Garden which was featured in the November newsletter last year. In front of a large crowd of rose enthusiasts, the garden's creator Georgina Campbell and Dr Sam McGredy, accompanied by wife Jillian and daughter Maria opened the garden.

Sam spoke warmly of the project saying, "No where else in the world to my knowledge, is there such a collection of my roses. We all love it when our families come together; this is how I feel about this garden. My roses are like my children."

The garden continues to grow with around 160 in the collection and around 30 more in various stages of propagation. However, this is only a fraction of the 600 roses that three generations of the McGredy rose breeding dynasty have created, so the hunt is on for as many as possible to join the collection. One way the collection may be increased is by importing roses in tissue to overcome import restrictions. However Georgina needs some help with this, so if anyone is able to help, please let me know and I'll put you in touch with Georgina.

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