The British Society and The Garden Club of the Back Bay are pleased to present a lecture at The Union Club, 8 Park Street, Boston, on October 2nd featuring Michael Marriott, senior rose breeder at David Austin Roses.  There will be a cocktail reception beginning at 6 pm followed by a one hour presentation by Mr. Marriott.  The cost of $40 per person will include wines and hor d’oeuvre.  A cash bar will be available for spirits.

David Austin is a rose breeder, specialist grower and author.  His first rose, the fragrant Constance Spry, was released in 1961.  Since then he has released nearly two hundred English roses.  David Austin Roses was established in 1969 and remains a family business.  Today his English roses are grown in every rose-loving nation in the world, and win awards in many different countries.  In 1999, the company opened an office in Tyler, Texas, and all roses for the American market are grown in the USA.

After fifty years of intensive breeding, David Austin’s English roses combine the forms and fragrances of old roses with the repeat-flowering of modern roses. Michael Marriott has worked with David Austin Roses for over 25 years.  During this time he has designed private rose gardens and prestigious public gardens in many different countries.  His own garden is run on organic principles and has never been sprayed in the last 22 years.

The British Society was founded in Boston in 1816 as a nonprofit charity to raise funds to furnish emergency relief to British Nationals and their children in the Boston area.  As an all-volunteer organization, almost all of every dollar raised goes to help individuals and families. The net proceeds of this lecture will go exclusively to The British Society.

Please reply no later than September 27.  Reservations, and payment by check (made payable to The British Society) together with your contact details and a list of attending guests may be sent to Mr. Anthony Revis, Treasurer, The British Society, 501 Maple Meadows, 35 Maple Avenue, Sudbury, MA 01776.

For reservations, and payment by credit card:
E-mail treasurer@thebritishsociety.org with a list of attending guests, and then go to www.thebritishsociety.org/events.

If you are unable to attend and would like to make a tax-deductible donation, or would like to make a contribution in excess of the subscription amount, it would be gratefully accepted. Please follow either the payment by check or payment by credit card instructions above.

PLEASE NOTE:
The Union Club does not permit the use of cellular telephones and requires business attire. Please respect these rules. Valet parking is available, payable at the door upon arrival. We thank www.online.wsj.com for the photo below.