View towards the rose garden gate in June 2011  |
View along the short curved path in June 2011  |
View along the wall bed in June 2006  |
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About the Rose Garden Purpose This is a rose gallery, like an art gallery, where the pictures are the roses themselves. It is an opportunity to get really close to a wide range of rose blooms while at the same time seeing their effect en mass and in combination with each other and the surrounding perennials, bulbs, climbers and shrubs. Contents Three concentric curved paths cross four long straight ones radiating from a single point, dividing the fan-shaped space into nine separate beds in a range of sizes and creating four long straight views to an angel sculpture and three curved paths that reveal new views as you walk along their length. There are over 80 different varieties of rose here, mostly grown in clumps of three matching plants, and with the exception of some modern David Austin varieties, they are all pre-war gallicas, centifolias, damasks, hybrid musks, moss, albas, rugosas, and noisettes. All the roses are labelled with name, family and date of introduction. The roses form part of a wider tapestry of colour and texture provided by perennials, irises, clematis, bulbs and flowering shrubs. History The rose garden started out as rough ground with grass, thistles and nettles, and with one lone box tree, which has been retained and stands in the centre of the wall bed. The hard landscaping was laid out at the same time as the drive wall was constructed in late summer of 2003. We began planting in September of 2003, and it was complete by March 2004. The images below show how the rose garden looked during constuction and in its early days. Peak Season: May/June/July There are a large number of bearded irises in the rose garden and these usually flower in the second half of May and tend to fade just as the roses get going. The flowering time of roses is highly dependent on the weather, however their peak flowering season is usually mid June to early July. A minority of the roses repeat flower, but as the majority of them are old fashioned varieties, rose lovers should try to visit during the main flush.
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