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Did you know there is a Golden Wall in New Town?

There are nine yellow Lady Banks roses planted along a wall on Foundation Street. The roses were named in honor of the wife, Dororetha,  of famed botanist, Sir  Joseph Banks. The roses are located directly across from Manor On The Green on Foundation Street in New Town.

Started by Nan Powell, a former resident and landscaper of Foundation Square and completed by Janice Simmons, a current resident and landscaper of Foundation Square, the flowers are a living memorial to their late husbands.  Along with my dear friend and fellow landscaper, Sherrie Carroll, we completed the wall by adding more plants to create a beautiful floral display for all to enjoy.

The Golden Wall is a tribute to Nan's husband, Jody; and Janice's husband, Hoyt, in honor of their fiftieth wedding anniversary which neither couple was privileged to celebrate.  For that very reason, The Golden Wall was created as a living memorial. 

Each plant has a specific care plan given twice a year and every limb is tied with landscaping twine carefully attaching the limbs laterally onto the wall.

It is hoped everyone will make a special effort to see the beautiful golden blooms. Winds shorten the bloom time significantly but all the more reason to watch for the beautiful flowers each spring! March 31 of this year, hundreds of tiny buds had formed on each plant waiting to mature and burst open creating The Golden Wall.

Nan and I hope all will enjoy the golden display as a perfect wall covering and backdrop for mature crepe myrtles trees.  It is truly a Golden Wall dedicated to our loving husbands and our golden memories. 

 

To me, the roses are always The Golden Wall of New Town. Although the roses have no polished green leaves or blooms in the winter, when I look at the roses, The Golden Wall is never without golden blooms!

 

If you missed seeing Spring 2025's mass of golden blooms, please see photos below.