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Elderly couple smile at the camera standing in their rose garden under a tree, woman wears green tee, man blue check shirt.

"[People] can see ducks, chooks, butterflies, a swimming pool made into a fishpond … I love it. I just love it,"
Ms Taylor said.

A butterfly sits upon a bright pink rose bush that is blossoming.

Bronze statue of a man wearing a broad hat with one hand on his hip, flowering treesin the background.

A green bordered plaque stands in a garden showing a man wearing a broad hat with one hand on his hip.

"The fact the festival has grown to be the biggest rose and garden festival in Australia and runs for 10 days is really quite significant."
Rose festival sign sits in a rose garden on gravel. Pink and white with Festival Event written in large writing.

"As the late [rosarian] Kevin Trimper pointed out to me, garden tourism is second only to food and wine globally,"
Mr Fewster said.

Garden with butterflies and purple flowers in the foreground, pink roses can be seen in the backyard.

A pool-sized pond with lilly pads surrounded by green plants and trees located out the front of an old cottage.

"I said to my sister, 'What's that noise?' and it turned out those boys had taken our wheel hubs off and put stones in them. That's how I first met Brad."
A black and white photo of a group of young group of teenagers drinking and laughing sitting at a table

An old wedding photo of a bride and groom cutting their wedding cake smiling at the camera

"You want to check where the sun comes up and where you're going to plant your trees for shade to keep your house cool,"
she said.

Elderly couple smile, woman in green tee, short grey hair, looks at the man in blue check , stand under a tree, roses behind.

"I'm grateful that I've had the opportunity to meet lots of people along the way, work with lovely people and amazing gardens. It's been beautiful."

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