As promised - and be careful what you wish for in future - a grand gallery of roses captured yesterday in the riot of colour that is the Bowes Lyon Rose Garden at RHS Wisley in Surrey. The newer of two rose gardens, this features wide, broad and ascending (or descending) paths with generous steps,…
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Almost, nearly there: David Austin’s finest – the promise of a good year for the roses?
This time last year, nothing. Barely a bud, nothing even closely resembling a flower. The month-long Sub-Zero ºC that was March 2013 put back the roses until July. This year, after a mild winter and some early sunshine (and the possibility of a long warm summer), I think it will be a good year for…
What a good year for the roses…..
A late start followed by a long, warm summer and a mild autumn, and the roses are having a ball! So much flower and so many buds promising yet more. What a good year for the roses....