Greetings from a dark and dismal Kent, where the only happy beings are the slugs and snails that are currently treating themselves to a gourmet...
As far as fragrant roses go, Hans' post has reminded me that nothing much beats Mme Isaac Pereire's powerful scent. She's large, brash, blowsy...
OH tried to get him to do a radio interview once. His response was too rude to repeat on GC. :heehee:
No, I haven't been, John, but it sounds wonderful. I must put it on my list of things to do. If we ever get a summer. It is positively stinking...
And from me!
Filthy.
Hans' post about a rose he discovered in his parents' garden has reminded me of 'Mme Isaac Pereire', an old Bourbon rose which I once grew in a...
Yes, I'm afraid the Reverend Pemberton didn't select his roses for neatness! I'm growing 'Buff Beauty' around a large obelisk. The idea was the...
Such a shame the weather was awful. All those grey, sodden shots of pinched people in anoraks waving soggy little flags getting beamed round the...
I have no room at all in my garden but I am in a sort of denial. Hans' post about his rose, Mme Isaac Pereire, had me reaching for my gardening...
Somewhere or other there's a post from Jack saying he'd PM'd Woo and he was 'coping'. I do hope he's feeling a little better. I hope Dai...
I loved the swags of red flowers which were hung from the sides of the barge. I was less sure about the central arrangement near the prow....
Croeso!
I tend to read bits of things and then get bored. A bit like being a student again, when you skimmed six pages of lots of books and then wrote an...
Yes, I think more and more that a neat hedge in front of the fence, rather than a tangle on it, is the way to go. Just up the road from me...
I'm afraid roses,while producing the most amazing flowers, aren't the most graceful of plants. Those we call 'climbers' are selected for their...
Pant-y-Dwr ... water hollow? Hello Hans Your rose looks very much like Mme Isaac Pereire, a lovely old Bourbon rose with a very strong...
Hi Gazania The height of the rose season is usually mid June. However, David Austin's roses are almost all repeat flowering, so they will go on...
Having a clear out might be enough to deter them a bit, Kels. They like overgrown, undisturbed patches of ground. We had a whole family of foxes...
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