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A Real Treat
06.09.2024 - 23:32 / ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.com / David Austin / Cathy
Last Sunday we treated ourselves to a visit to David Austin Roses, the ‘royal’ We that is, as the Golfer was happy enough to tag along wherever I planned to go. Although only about 35 miles away, I prefer to be as economical as possible with such trips and combine them with something else, or include them en route to a more distant location, which is what we did, staying one night on the Staffordshire/Shropshire border and visiting other places too. The gardens are attached to the nursery and are open all year round at no cost, with over 700 different roses planted within the two acre rose garden, divided into smaller themed areas divided by neat hedges. The roses are complemented by a range of perennials, with sculptures by the late Pat Austin dotted throughout the gardens.
We have visited before, but ten years ago, a time before I fully appreciated the joy that roses can bring, and the value they have in a garden. At the time we had barely half a dozen roses, all climbing varieties, and the concept of shrub roses was alien to me, conjuring up images of ugly rose bushes standing alone in a sea of bare soil. Our visit proved to be a revelation and there would be no turning back, with the first shrub roses added by the end of the year and creating space for more roses becoming a priority within a couple of years.
It was a joy to wander through the gardens on what was a surprisingly quiet Sunday, and any fears that the roses would be tailing off by now proved to be unfounded, although the cooler weather meant fragrance was less evident than it would have been in June. Unlike our last visit, as we wandered around I was able to say “I’ve got that”, and “I’ve got that!” over and over again. However, they have dropped many
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