Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Lady Emma Hamilton. The buds of this English Rose, bred by David Austin and introduced in 2005, are red with orange flashes. The fully opened flowers are a rich mix of tangerine orange and gold and the whole is set off by dark, bronzy-green foliage which becomes dark green with age. This unusual colour combination…
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The English Rose, Darcey Bussell, bred by David Austin. The colour is a deep rich crimson which takes on a touch of mauve as the flower matures. This rose with its short, bushy growth, would be good for the front of the border. Introduced in 2006. Photographed this morning on a plant still with a…
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The Teddington Gardener 