Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Like I said, an Inventory ... The Victorian Walled Garden The Victorian Walled Garden is a formal garden made up of three circular borders, which diminish in width towards the centre. They are planted with English Roses and other repeat-flowering shrub roses. The focal point of the garden is the large central stone carving. Visitors can…
Continue reading ➞ Postcards from Shropshire – Seconds from David Austin Roses
A first look at the Long Garden, mostly, at the eponymous gardens at Albrighton - just a short drive from our base near Shrewsbury and a beautiful, inspirational stop-over on our way to Woodstock. I realised of course today that I have effectively inventories the gardens, as I might once have done to a flat…
Continue reading ➞ Postcards from Shropshire – a first gallery from David Austin Roses at Albrighton
The Gardens at David Austin Roses, Albrigton, Shropshire They may have been battered by the rains but how beautiful are these gardens still! A veritable riot of colour, in beds and borders, along paths and clothing walls and clambering up and over pillars. Every conceivable space is festooned. Walls have climbers and ramblers flowering from…
I am saddened to hear that David C.H. Austin passed away on Tuesday this week, aged 92, peacefully at home, surrounded by his family. A great rosarian, pioneer and perfectionist, he has been an inspiration to me pursuing a career in horticulture and my being an enthusiastic and vocal advocate for roses in general and…
Continue reading ➞ David C.H. Austin OBE VMH (1926 – 2018)
The Patio Garden Our patio garden features English specimen roses in a variety of large, decorative terracotta planters. English Roses, with their gracefully rounded, shrubby growth, are ideal for growing in this way. They bring character and interest to the gravelled area around the Plant Centre and their beautiful, deliciously fragrant flowers can be easily…
The Lion Garden The Lion Garden has been redesigned and the sculpture moved to create a focal point. Four long borders mingle shrub roses, including many English Roses, with herbaceous perennials, creating a wonderful contrast of colour, form, texture and scent. The borders are punctuated by magnificent standard roses, which add height and structure to…
Continue reading ➞ Postcards from Shropshire – Chapter 5 from David Austin Roses – The Lion Garden
The Renaissance Garden The National Collection of English Roses is held in the gardens at Albrighton. The Renaissance Garden is perhaps the most beautiful of all the gardens, and is devoted to English Roses. These roses start flowering in late May and continue right through to the frosts of early winter. This lovely garden demonstrates…
A return through the Long Garden - the unusual feature of these photographs is of course the sunshine and blue skies - the Divine smiling on these roses and me, a humble if enthusiastically photographing acolyte ... The Long Garden The Long Garden forms the central core of the rose garden, with the other gardens…
Continue reading ➞ Postcards from Shropshire – third helpings from David Austin Roses
Like I said, an Inventory ... The Victorian Walled Garden The Victorian Walled Garden is a formal garden made up of three circular borders, which diminish in width towards the centre. They are planted with English Roses and other repeat-flowering shrub roses. The focal point of the garden is the large central stone carving. Visitors can…
Continue reading ➞ Postcards from Shropshire – Seconds from David Austin Roses
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