Remembering George Mason.
We are sad to lose George Mason, a long time friend, member and supporter. He enjoyed attending our park 'Walks', contributing his great knowledge to the conversations. He provided a speaker system so those behind could all hear the guide.
We appreciated the slide show presentations he gave, of his fascinating travels and botanical insights from around the world.
George was a great advocate for the role of botanical gardens, and whilst he was on the Committee we undertook several major projects in conjunction with the Council, with the archiving and digitising of George Fuller's papers and then the work identifying significant plants in the Park collections.
George connected us with universities and visiting experts, which we greatly appreciated. He also funded two years of student projects to complete the database of Significant Plants in Pukekura Park, and a landscape design project.
At AGMs, George raised the bar from 'duty' to 'enthusiasm', as he always provided a different perspective and focused our attention to look at possibilites, and actions we could take.
Thank you George!
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