Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
A selection of roses from the Pococks Rose Nursery in Hampshire I drove down to Pococks Rose Nursery near Romsey in Hampshire earlier this week and spent a very happy hour (and two) immersed in their collection of beautiful and extraordinarily perfumed roses, some of which are included in this gallery. The Hybrid Teas and…
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Hot Chocolate, Novelty Rose of the Year 2006 A cluster-flowered, floribunda rose with a quite unique colouring that is very difficult to capture - I know, I've photographed this rose dozens of times and this is the first time I have made a decent stab of it! Growing to 3'/90cm tall and a little less…
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Passion Flower, Passiflora caerulea What a remarkable piece of floral construction - I've remarked on this before when I photographed the smaller yellow cousin, Passiflora citrina - though this one is absolutely not a manageable houseplant. A twining climber, it has vigorous if a little straggly growth, benefitting from being grown up or through something…
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The Teddington Gardener 