

In November 2012, the Otago Rose Society’s then-president Maureen Viggo with a bunch of her ‘Scentasia’ roses. : Roses: rising to occasion
In November 2012, the Otago Rose Society’s then-president Maureen Viggo with a bunch of her ‘Scentasia’ roses. : Roses: rising to occasion


Rose breeder Dawn Eagle (left), of Christchurch, and Otago Rose Society’s Wilma Graham (president 2008-12) at the society’s 60th anniversary. : Roses: rising to occasion
Rose breeder Dawn Eagle (left), of Christchurch, and Otago Rose Society’s Wilma Graham (president 2008-12) at the society’s 60th anniversary. : Roses: rising to occasion


ORS members (from left) Noel-Anne Stroud, ORS society president 2004-06, Shirley Parsons and Raewynne Pedofski at the 70th anniversary celebrations. PHOTOS: ODT FILES : Roses: rising to occasion
ORS members (from left) Noel-Anne Stroud, ORS society president 2004-06, Shirley Parsons and Raewynne Pedofski at the 70th anniversary celebrations. PHOTOS: ODT FILES : Roses: rising to occasion


George Agnew, ORS president 2006-08, holds ‘Julia’s Baby’, a successful rose he and his wife Dawn bred. : Roses: rising to occasion
George Agnew, ORS president 2006-08, holds ‘Julia’s Baby’, a successful rose he and his wife Dawn bred. : Roses: rising to occasion
Roses: rising to occasion
One of the oldest specialist clubs in Otago, the Otago Rose Society, celebrates its 75th birthday this weekend. Gillian Vine reports. In 1949, an...
