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Well I do hope that suggestion is not taken up. Isn't 'Lady Hillingdon' said to be his favourite rose? What would you replace them with - 'Yellow Flower Carpet' or something like that?
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The council plans to plant roses along the path to the statue. We've been invited to offer suggestions - I think Lady Hillingdon, allowed to reach its full potential, would be nice among Poly-Teas. I don't think the Lady Hillingdons around the statue should be replaced in David's lifetime, but afterwards I'd suggest a mini - maybe Gourmet Popcorn. I don't like seeing a Tea treated like low topiary, and it doesn't flower well like that. I think you would have agreed if you'd seen them.
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I wouldn't prune 'Lady Hillingdon' like that in a fit. Haven't the people of Renmark learnt anything from David?
I will quote Tommy Cairns from the Australian Rose Annual 2011.
P92. A Tribute to David Ruston. .....I did not fail to notice that recently you hosted a 100th anniversary party for the early tea named 'Lady Hillingdon' with attendees dressed to fit the late Edwardian era. With attention to detail, I also noted that you willingly played the part of Lord Hillingdon, dressed as befits a gentleman of that time.
P95. Celebrating A Life In Flowers - The David Ruston Sculpture.
At the base of the panels, a stylised rose design described in bricks and exposed aggregate echoes the floral theme and incorparates the ground plane as an integral part of the design. This forms a boundary to the rose garden and provides inner segmented areas for the 'Lady Hillingdon' rose plantings - the rose selected by David Ruston to feature in the garden.
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I suppose they didn't want the roses to obscure the statue, but the contrast with the Lady Hillingdons in David's old Tea row was enough to make you wince.
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