Sunday, 7 July 2013

And more roses

Irish Eyes - floribunda

Our best County Rose, Hampshire, will flower like this till December

Rosa Mundi, now growing wild!

A purple rambler - when I find its label I will add it.

And here is an interesting one - a seedling of the Kiftsgate rose, which died. This is the best seedling.

Saturday, 6 July 2013

Rose time

We go for old fashioned roses - names long since disappeared.

 A David Austin rose - Cadfael?
 Rambling rector

 Blush Noisette in foreground



Monday, 17 June 2013

Best on show

Some midsummer blooms -
Tree paeony

Abelia (in a sea of buttercups)

Abelia flowers in detail

Choisya Aztec Pearl

Weigela

Weigela (detail)

Purple-leaved weigela (note the 'sport' at the bottom
 is anything but purple-leaved)

White wisteria

White corydalis, originally (with permission) from Darwin's garden at Down House

Geraniums, note the delicate tracery and subtle colours of these two different plants

Blue geranium