Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Carolyn Knight, David Austin 2013 After a week away exploring Yorkshire, I'm back at Syon today and checking on the progress of the new 2013 introductions from David Austin - Thomas à Becket, The Lady Gardener, The Albrighton Rambler and Carolyn Knight. Thomas is flowering prolifically, even in this heat, and is a joy. I'll attempt…
Continue reading ➞ Carolyn Knight, 2013 Introduction from David Austin
My first flower from the 2013/14 David Austin Rose, Thomas à Becket. I am glad that DAR admit that it is a difficult rose to photograph - it was! To capture the richness of the red, with bright pink/carmine tones, all but this one of my picture rang an off-note. David Austin, in their website, write…
Continue reading ➞ Thomas a Becket – new to David Austin 2013/14
Tranquility, The Lark Ascending, Boscobel and Heathcliff- four of the five new roses introduced by David Austin last year. Apart from Albrighton Rambler, whose appearance we might better be able to guess (and is likely to repeat flower..?), the other 2013/14 additions, Carolyn Knight, Thomas A Becket and The Lady Gardener will have to remain…
Continue reading ➞ David Austin roses – introductions 2012/13 and … 2013/14
The Teddington Gardener 