In no time at all, masses of roses are now gracing the garden with their beguiling perfume and blooms galore: Carmagnole, Tangles, Princess Charlene de Monaco, Sally Holmes, Iceberg, Mme Alfred Carriere Clg, Belle Parfume, Graham Thomas, Quatre Saisons Blanc Mousseux, Ballerina, Australian Beauty, The Fairy, Olivia Rose Austin and Mother’s Love amongst others that…
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“There may be many flowers in one’s life…but only one red rose.”
Red roses, until last year, were not part of the garden except for the Kardinal Rose, and it is a mystery why I have never planted more before. Now, the garden boasts a range of red roses, including a mass-planted display of “As Good As It Gets” and several climbing varieties, “Dublin Bay” and “Fourth…
“To everything there is a season”
The expression ‘ a watched pot is slow to boil’ has been around since Benjamin Franklin first wrote the text in 1785. The quote has come to mind lately as anticipation of Springs first flush grows each day. A few buds are appearing, and the arrival of first blooms, but Spring in the garden seems…