NARRANDERA LADY: Dame Marie Bashir with the Governor Marie Bashir rose. Picture: Dallas Kilponen
Narrandera-born former NSW Governor Dame Marie Bashir has had a rose named in her honour.
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The naming follows through on a promise made by the Rose Society of NSW to cross-pollinate two roses after Dame Marie’s retirement. The Governor Marie Bashir rose, a cross between Melinda Gainsford and Princess roses, is delicate pink in appearance with a mild fragrance.
Governor Marie Bashir rose. Picture: Dallas Kilponen
A sign of her upbringing, Dame Marie’s Narrandera childhood home is still lined with formal rose gardens.
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