10 of my favourite rambling roses to grow in your garden
Tag: hertiage roses
Pruning Rosa Rugosa roses
Rosa rugosa group of roses are some of the hardest, toughest roses that we can grow here in the uk. They take north, south, east and west facing sites. Most soil types apart from very waterlogged soils, indeed, they will grow quite happily in pure sand on the high tide mark on the beach! They…
Roses, the plant of love!
Roses have been a symbol of love for many thousands of years. Some people think it could of be back as far as roman times. The Roman god Venus, the goddess of love, favourite flower was indeed a rose. This lead to the fresh petals of the fragrant Rosa gallica, being spread over the beds…
Six on Saturday 23rd of June.
Well well good morning one and all and we are back to the weekend once more! Thankfully it’s a weekend I am seeing again, confused? Well last Saturday I did something rather silly but does show how dangerous gardening can be and how whatever you are doing, you need to think about it at all…
The glory of the moss roses
A look at the stunning world of moss roses including 10 cracking plants to enjoy
Six on Saturday, 16th of June, 2018
A look at the delights happening in my garden this week
Gallica roses, forgotten gems
A brief look at the stunning gallica rose, highlighting 10 forms of this highly scented but once flowering rose
Six on Saturday, 9th of June 2018
A delightful weekly look into my garden, what’s happening and what’s looking stuning
The Gardens of Rhs Chelsea 2018
Take a look at some of my favourite gardens from RHS Chelsea flower show 2018
Six on Saturday 2nd of June 2018
Six stunning plants from my own garden that are looking stunning this week