Elizabeth Sawday has been a devoted rose grower since the 1980s and is the proud partner of Apuldram Roses.
Apuldram Roses is a family run business, originally set up by Diane Sawday in 1979 and now run by Jonathan and Elizabeth Sawday. The company has been growing and selling roses for over 40 years and are based near Chichester. As well as selling a wide selection of roses they also run courses and exhibit at national rose shows, winning their first gold medal in 2009 at Hampton Court Flower Show.
In her talk, Elizabeth shared her insights, joys and challenges experienced through decades of experience cultivating roses at Apuldram.
Elizabeth was very engaging and spoke about the types of roses, how to care for them and how they are grown and propagated.
The talk prompted numerous questions, which Elizabeth was happy to answer.
During the refreshment break Elizabeth judged the best rose competition from the selection our members had brought in, with the winner being presented with the Rose Bowl.
One hour 14 minutes ago
by Paula C