Our Story

Jan Barnett

THE ROSE QUEEN

As a child I was fascinated with roses! Every Sunday when visiting my grandparent’s rambling, romantic, country garden with its fish pond and every type of flower and vegetable imaginable, the plants I was most drawn to were roses.

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Allan G Scott - MBE

ABOUT THE ROSE KING

Grandfather (Poppa).
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CREDENTIALS:
1962 made Life Member National Rose Society NZ
1964-1966 National Rose Society of NZ President
1968 Frank Penn Memorial Award for Services to the Rose at a local level

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Melanie Barnett & Briony Barnett

ABOUT THE ROSE PRINCESSES

Our part of the fairy tale starts with Mum, The ROSE QUEEN. We grew up with gardens displaying rich, vibrant coloured, strongly fragranced rose blooms. 
Our home was full of stunning roses and powerful scents so it’s no surprise that we have become part of the ‘tale’. As the Rose Queen travelled the world attending rose conferences and meeting rose breeders, she’d return telling tales of introductions to new and unique rose varieties. Roses she’d never seen before!