Bulla in Hume, Victoria, Australia — Oceania

Mrs Hugh Dettman

1930 Apricot Yellow HT Pillar Climbing Rose

— Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden —

Mrs Hugh Dettman Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, August 27, 2026

1. Mrs Hugh Dettman Marker

Inscription. Gladys Dettman (nee Watkins) was born in Werribee, Victoria, in 1901 and moved to Kyneton with her family at the age of 4.

She married Hugh Dettman in 1929, and the couple lived in Kyneton where they ran the Watkins Bakery in Piper Street.

Hugh Dettman and Alister Clark shared interests in gardening, daffodil, nerine and rose breeding. Alister used the Dettman garden in Kyneton to test his roses and daffodils.

Gladys was a keen member of the Kyneton Horticultural Society, and supported the Red Cross, CWA and Kyneton Historical Society. She died in 1978.

Erected by Hume City Council.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 37° 38.196′ S, 144° 48.239′ 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,

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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 colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lady Medallist (a few steps from this marker); Roses (a few steps from this marker); Marjory Palmer (a few steps from this marker); Zara Hore-Ruthven (a few steps from this marker); Peggy Bell (a few steps from this marker); Lorraine Lee (a few steps from this marker); Nancy Hayward (a few steps from this marker); Mrs Harold Brookes (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bulla.

Also see . . . Hugh Dettman, Eve Murray & Alister Clark. Monument Australia

The daffodil garden was planted in 1992 in memory of local daffodil breeders Hugh Dettman, Eve Murray and Alister Clark.

The history of the Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival can be traced back to the late Alister Clark of ‘Glenara’ at Bulla. Alister is considered to be the best known and most successful of rose and daffodil breeders between the two World Wars. He inspired
Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, August 27, 2026

2. Mrs Hugh Dettman Marker in the Rose Garden
and assisted the late Hugh Dettmann of Kyneton to commence a daffodil breeding program in this region. Hugh Dettmann in turn assisted the late Eve Murray of Langley to begin growing daffodils from seed.

(Submitted on September 24, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.