A member of the Canterbury Rose Society, Mr Ken Pickering, prunes rare roses that have been recognised at the back of the Occidental Hotel, in Hereford Street. The roses, hybrid tea and floribunda, are unusual because the varieties are no longer being budded. They were planted many years ago by a former owner of the hotel, Mrs Mai Perry. When Mrs Perry died in 1978 the garden was allowed to grow over. The roses were rediscovered when the present hotel owners were restoring the garden for a new beer garden and barbecue area at the rear of the hotel.
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99A member of the Canterbury Rose Society, Mr Ken Pickering, prunes rare roses that have been recognised at the back of the Occidental Hotel, in Hereford Street. The roses, hybrid tea and floribunda, are unusual because the varieties are no longer being budded. They were planted many years ago by a former owner of the hotel, Mrs Mai Perry. When Mrs Perry died in 1978 the garden was allowed to grow over. The roses were rediscovered when the present hotel owners were restoring the garden for a new beer garden and barbecue area at the rear of the hotel. Press, 23 September 1983, Page 3
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