Bulla in Hume, Victoria, Australia — Oceania

Welcome to the Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden

— Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden —

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, August 27, 2026

1. Welcome to the Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden Marker

Inscription. Alister Clark was raised and lived at Glenara, Bulla. Alister was a rose and daffodil breeder of international repute, and although he died in 1949, he is still considered to be Australia's most prolific rose breeder. He was also an important social and cultural figure. As a President of the Shire of Bulla (now part of the City of Hume) he was committed to the development and wellbeing of his local community.

It is fitting that the Bulla community has come together to establish this Memorial Rose Garden to celebrate and recognise the work of this important man.

Hume City Council is indebted to a number of local community groups and people who have assisted with this project. In particular, Tid Alston of Oaklands has offered her horticultural expertise and personal knowledge of Alister Clark, his roses and daffodils. The Bulla Garden Club and the garden's many volunteers have provided on-going support through their maintenance, hosting garden visitation and fundraising for the garden.

Hume City Council thanks to the following for their kind assistance and sponsorship in the development of this garden:
· Dr and

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Mrs Johnston
· Andrew and Elizabeth Govanstone
. Mr Tommy Garnett
· John Nieuwesteeg
. Miss Elizabeth White
· Mr Hugh Dettman
. Mr John Brookes
· Mr Peter Alston
. Mrs Kitty Boyd
. Mrs Rosemary Dowling
· Professor David Danks
· Brian Bainbridge
· Parks Victoria
· Nieuwesteeg Rose Nursery
· Garden Plant Conservation Association of Australia Inc. (GPCAA)
· Victorian Open Garden Scheme
· Royal Melbourne Golf Club

Erected by Hume City Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 37° 38.207′ S, 144° 48.244′ E. Marker is in Bulla, Victoria, in Hume. It can be reached from Green Street 0.1 kilometers north of Bulla Road (Victoria Route C743). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Green Street, Bulla VIC 3428, Australia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Oceania,

in Australasia,

in the Pacific Ocean,

in South Pacific,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British

Welcome to the Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden Marker near the old Shire Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, August 27, 2026

2. Welcome to the Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden Marker near the old Shire Hall

colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mrs Fred Danks (here, next to this marker); Amy Johnson (here, next to this marker); Mrs Harold Alston (here, next to this marker); Peggy Bell (a few steps from this marker); Gwen Nash (a few steps from this marker); Editor Stewart (a few steps from this marker); Countess of Stradbroke (a few steps from this marker); Jessie Clark (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bulla.

Also see . . . Alister Clark (1864–1949). Australian Dictionary of Biography

Clark was best known as a rosarian. He was a foundation member of the National Rose Society of Victoria in 1900 and served as its president. He put great effort and skill into developing new varieties, and his 'Lorraine Lee', 'Black Boy', 'Sunny South', 'Nancy Hayward' and many others were grown throughout Australia; they were highly regarded in the United States of America. He supplied his new varieties without charge to State rose societies for propagation and sale. He won many awards but his greatest triumph was the 1936 Dean Hole Memorial
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Medal of the National Rose Society (England). His rose garden survives at Glenara and a selection of his roses grows in a memorial garden in Blessington Street, St Kilda.

Clark contributed also to the development of new species of daffodils. In 1948 he received the Peter Barr Memorial Cup from the Royal Horticultural Society (England), of which he was a fellow, and vice-president in 1944-48. He believed his pink daffodil to be the world's first.

(Submitted on September 21, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.