Rose Breeder  

Listing last updated on Wed Aug 2024

271b Belmore Road,
North Balwyn, Victoria 3104
Australia

2001 Ausralian Rose Annual
p54. Obituary. James Lyall Priestly. 1917-2001

1992 Australian Rose Annual
p4. Mr. J. L. Priestly, O.A.M., A.R.A., 271b Belmore Road, North Balwyn, Victoria, 3104.

2017 Australian Rose Annial
p91. Veronica O’Brien.
Jim Priestly was the National Secretary and Treasurer for many years and was the force behind the idea of a State Rose Garden in Victoria. Had it not for his persistence we would not have this award winning garden.

[From World Rose News, February 2018, p. 37:] In the true sense of the word, John Priestly was not a rose breeder, but rather an administrator who happened to breed three roses. As an administrator, he had no peer guiding the then newly formed National Rose Society of Australia, as Secretary, from its inauguration in 1975, until he stood down in 2000. During his tenure as National Secretary, he was actively involved in the setting up of the Victorian State Rose Garden at Werribee Park Estate, eventual passing of the Bill for Plant Varieties Rights Legislation and development of the Australian Rose Annual. As a result of his ability as an administrator, he received a number of prestigious Rose Awards including “The Australian Rose Award” and “National Rose Society Service Award”.