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Wonderful day spent at David Austin Roses last week

Founder life and leadership1 min readSam Page

Wonderful day spent at David Austin Roses last week, taking part in a pruning workshop with Leigh Scholefield.

One of my new year aims was to do more with roses, and this was the first step towards that. Thank you Liam Beddall for a brilliant day, and congratulations and best wishes to everyone at David Austin on what would have been David's 100th birthday.

A day immersed in roses, nature and great company - what could be better?

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# Wonderful day spent at David Austin Roses last week

Wonderful day spent at David Austin Roses last week, taking part in a pruning workshop with Leigh Scholefield.

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One of my new year aims was to do more with roses, and this was the first step towards that. Thank you Liam Beddall for a brilliant day, and congratulations and best wishes to everyone at David Austin on what would have been David's 100th birthday.

A day immersed in roses, nature and great company - what could be better?