Letters to the Editor

Pierre de Ronsard, a rose worth growing

Nov 12 2024 Updated November 11, 2024

Sentinel-Times

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WE READ with interest your article on page 22 of the Sentinel Times 05/11 and would like to congratulate Glenise and Don Griggs from Ruby for their magnificent display. My wife Lorraine (former owner of ‘Bundaleer Garden’ Ruby) is pictured with her rose planted against a fence at our unit in Korumburra about ten years ago.

Rosa ‘Pierre de Ronsard’ is indeed a rose worth growing.

Clyde Paterson, Korumburra

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Sentinel-Times

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Police

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Sentinel-Times

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