In this post, I’m reflecting on which plants are the real workhorses, keeping the show going into autumn. Which plants have been supping the elixir of eternal youth, and which are a little worse for wear.
Tag: England’s Rose
A breath of fresh air
Today we were joined by my fabulous step-daughter, who is with us for four weeks. She helped me choose the photos for this post, and chatted to me throughout. So there might be some weird sentences as I accidentally type random words from our conversations. Here is the view from the table. The light coming…
Comparing the growth habit of different roses
A reader asked if I could show photos of the growth habit of the David Austin English roses ‘Lady Emma Hamilton’ and ‘Roald Dahl’. I thought I would go the whole hog and write a post about the growth habit of all my roses. I do favour David Austin English roses because: they have the…
The garden that keeps on giving
I expected the rose garden to be lovely in June. I had planned for continuous succession of flowers, but I didn’t realise it would be delighting me quite so much in July. I am taking a ridiculous number of photos. It’s just that there are so many lovely textures. Ticklish ones… Soft, bouncy ones… Bibbly-bobbly…
The Rose Garden at the start of June
I made my rose garden in the winter of 2016/17, and then extended it this last winter. The rose garden doesn’t cover a huge area. It is about 7m x 5m. I made the Bright Border a couple of years before the rose garden, incorporpating all of the showstopper plants I love. But now I…
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