
The Rose Garden at Kew. Vital still in November ….
Remember Remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder, treason and…. Roses? This floriferous rose garden certainly has other ideas about a quiet slide into senescence, leaf-drop and rose-hips – these are flower-packed shrubs with more to come. Colour, fragrance aplenty and fresh, clean leaves in abundance. A remarkable display given it really is November and hardly any of the plants in this rose garden are showing signs of giving up. They are performing beautifully. The repeat-flowering David Austin varieties are here […]
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