Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
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…
A tour around the show gardens at David Austin in Albrighton one bright late March day These photographs were taken in the March at a Design Course run by David Austin, following the course in October that I've just written about. The bare bones of the gardens are laid bare and the winter pruning has…
Continue reading ➞ David Austin at Albrighton – some roses I pruned earlier! (A March Showcase)
Here I am at my first rose workshop at Petersham Nurseries, a worldwide tour of the rose world, taking in several million years of history, paying particular attention to the glories of the Old Rose families. Now I'm looking forward to my next Workshop on Tuesday 14th October - more roses (of course) with a…
Continue reading ➞ Roses, naturally…
The Teddington Gardener 