"Lives Lived"; written by Timaru Herald Reporter, Marjorie Cook.

A "green fingered" Scotsman, Robert (Bob) Stewart Scott, brought blooming beauty to Timaru City for 23 years.
He was born in Scotland and came to New Zealand with his family, as a child, celebrating his 10th birthday while on ship.
The family settled in Palmerston North where Mr Scott attended the Terrace End School and Palmerston North Technical College. He worked as an apprentice sheet metal worker for five years, before joining Harrison's Nurseries for several years.
In the early 1940's Mr Scott moved to the Palmerston North City Council Reserves department and was responsible for developing parks, gardens and nurseries. While there, he developed a relationship with Massey University and gave occasional lectures and demonstrations on plants.
In 1956, Mr Scott was appointed superintendent of reserves at the Timaru City Council and he remained in that position until he retired in 1979.
Mr Scott was renowned for his outstanding displays of flowers and bedding plants. He developed street planting and was involved in the many developments at Caroline Bay.
He celebrated 65 years of marriage with his wife, Mary Elizabeth Davie of Pleasant Point, who died in 1987.
His daughter Dorothy recalled " He was immaculate in everything, very pedantic - a very fine gentleman. A good father, we had a lot of respect for him - ever a fair and humble man".
His family had a wonderful playground in the Timaru Botanic Gardens where the family lived in the big brick house on the corner of King and Queen Street. He was a great Robbie Burns fan and fittingly a statue to the Scots bard stood outside his former home in the Timaru gardens.
In later life, he began to miss his homeland. In 1991 Friends of the Gardens was formed and Mr. Scott was asked to be its patron and fond recollections are held of this immaculately presented gentleman, always in collar and tie and always willing to give advice and cuttings.
A teacher at Timaru College, Miss Street recalled her first encounter with Mr Scott was when flowers were required for prize giving. He rang and said he had delphiniums. Delighted, she drove in her Morris minor and found he had sent men with scythes where a huge paddock of these flowers were at the bottom of the nursery and recalls the journey back with a small car stacked with the tall flowers.
Bob Scott was a judge for the Hurley Shield competitions for schools for many years and is remembered as a fair and practical man, widely respected and always available for advice.
Mr Scott was an elder at Trinity Presbyterian Church, a national committee member of the New Zealand Institute of Parks and Reserves, a member of the Masonic Lodge and a Timaru South Rotarian. He was a patron of the Morgan's Road Community Sports Trust, the South Canterbury Horticultural Society, the South Canterbury Seafarers Welfare Association and the Friends of the Gardens Committee.
Their children born at Palmerston North:

i. JAMES ANTHONY SCOTT
ii. GREGORY WILLIAM SCOTT
iii. JOHNATHON SCOTT

iv. DANIEL DONALD SCOTT, was born. Christchurch married CAROLINE CARMEN CLARKE in Oamaru, daughter of BARRY CLARKE and SHIRLEY SAMPSON born Ashburton. Their children are GABRIELLE LOUISE and FRANCINE LILY
v. JACQUI MARIE SCOTT, was born. Timaru married NEVILLE ANTONY DONALDSON in Oamaru, son of JOHN DONALDSON and MAVIS CRAWFORD. He was born in Dunedin and their children are STEPHANIE JANE; TERINA NICOLE and CASSANDRA MARIE
vi. SANDRA ELIZABETH SCOTT, was born. Timaru married WAYNE DAVID MAHAN in Oamaru, son of CLARENCE MAHAN and NATALIE SMITH. Their family are BREANNA ROSE and GEORGIA KATE
vii. CAMERON EDWARD MITCHELL SCOTT, was born. Timaru.

i. SCOTT MICHAEL JAMES McNICHOLL was born atTimaru. He married FELICA ROSA MARIA THOMPSON in Christchurch, daughter of BEVAN CHILCOCK and ROSEMARY THOMPSON. Their children are LAUREN ROSE; MICHAEL CHARLES and RACHAEL IRENE MARY

ii. RACHEL IRENE McNICHOLL - her partner is Patrick BYRNE

i. ROBERT ALLAN ORLOWSKI was born at Devenport His partner is KATHERINE GAE WILLIAMSON, daughter of JAMES WILLIAMSON and JANICE MANSON. She was born in Timaru and their children are JAMES ROBERT and SAMANTHA MARY
ii. RICHARD JAMES ORLOWSKI, b. October 14, 1977, Helensville.