Rosedreamer.. I am new to the site and found "Glenara" off the Real Estate link you put in for Alister Clark's house. What happened to all of the roses that he had at the house? I am in New Zealand growing Clark roses and found it fascinating that his house was up for sale. Did someone buy it that will take good care of the garden? Thanks for sharing that, just need to know what happened? My best, Barbara in South Canterbury.

Lovely blooms! I'm completely unfamiliar with those, which makes them doubly interesting to me. :-) DH and I have been following your country's drought situation for a while. DH is in the wine business, so he's naturally concerned about the effect on the Australian wine industry. I sure do hope things improve, as I gather that some pretty drastic measures (restricting irrigation to essential food crops only and reclaiming water from sewage, in part) are looming on your horizon. I know this is off topic, but are desalinization plants being considered or built? I sure do hope that the situation isn't as dire as our press makes it seem.

Thank you Peplill :o), did you know the nursery first hand? I would like to understand if they are able to send plants or budwood here in Italy. Melissa, I'm working with the Rose Nursery 'Le Rose di Piedimonte', at Terni, Umbria. Rita Oliva, the owner, is in love with Giganteas (and me tooooooooo!!) and many gorgeous varieties are now listed in her catalogue, including 'Pennant', 'Flying Colours', 'Jessie Clark', 'Squatter's Dream'.... etc. But we look forward to new introductions in the following years ;o) Ciao! Maurizio

Tom, you give me hope too. I haven't been up to Perth to Melville's for about 10 years. Bob Melville (sen.) was a friend of my mum's and she used to take me up there, when I visited Perth. I haven't been back there since she died. (too painful) However the passage of time slowly heals. I have been trying all sorts of links and instructions to see if Melville's have a website or email address to access a copy of their catalogue. The phone number that you posted will come in handy if all else fails. 10, 12 years ago, I was chasing Alister Clark roses, as much for a patriotic thing as anything else and it was a dismal experience. None of the places that listed the Alister Clark roses, (not just the odd one) in their range would even consider sending stock to W.A. I used to get SO cross and frustrated. Deryn, I hope you find joy with Melville's. These old roses are so worthy of searching for and growing. Regards... Rosalie.