A frosty morning with the few roses cocky enough to be flowering all rimed with ice. A little rose garden with climbing rose The Generous Gardener on tall black obelisks, accompanied by a trio of English shrub roses also from David Austin, Gertrude Jekyll, Geoff Hamilton and Winchester Cathedral. The whole scheme is bordered by an outer planting of Hidcote lavender (dense, bright flowers, intensely fragrant and compact) and a low Buxus sempervirens (Box) hedge. Strong lines, good geometry – […]

Categories: David Austin roses, Garden Design, plants for roses, Roses, Winter Garden • Tags: box hedging, David Austin Roses, English Roses, english Shrub roses, fragrant roses, Frost, Geoff Hamilton, gertrude jekyll, Lavender Hidcote, roses, The Generous Gardener, Winchester Cathedral, Winter garden