Wentworth Woodhouse rose garden the 'perfect tribute' to adventurer
Herringthorpe-born Margaret was an avid hiker, climbing the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales.She was a member of the Sheffield Scooter Club and helped to launch the Rotherham group - and was also a motorbike and sidecar racer.
Audrey and Margaret became partners in the 1970s, later setting up a typesetting business, and were together for more than 50 years before Margaret's death.Audrey said: "It looks wonderful and as the roses mature, it will become even more beautiful and more heavily scented."I will go and sit there to remember Margaret and watch the roses grow."
The Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust said the restoration had turned the "overgrown space into a place of beauty and tranquility".CEO Sarah McLeod said: "Audrey's generous gift meant we could restore one of our garden's prettiest and oldest features."Their colours and scent make the garden an unmissable summer destination for all rose-lovers."The RHS Flower Show will run for the first time at Wentworth Woodhouse from 16-25 July.
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