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Jackie spent much of the day on giving the Rose Garden a thorough Autumn Clean. This involved extensive weeding, clearing all the paths, sweeping, pruning, thinning out, and dead heading. All the refuse was then carried to the Orange Bags for eventual transmission to the dump. Reducing the heucheras produced numerous plants for transplanting elsewhere. I rendered minimal assistance. The background paths and soil in these photographs is as worthy of perusal as the flowers.
Naturally, we took this evening’s pre-prandial potations in this space where, earlier, I had not noticed how the Ace Reclaim arch bled for Crown Princess Margareta.
This evening the three of us dined on Jackie’s splendid pork paprika; super savoury rice; al dente mange touts; and sautéed peppers, onions and mushrooms. Mrs Knight drank Hoegaarden and Elizabeth and I consumed more of the Fleurie.
I quite like the rustic look of the bleeding arch. Love the alliteration and the paths are pristine!!
Your alliteration is not so dusty, Pauline. Many thanks
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The rustic look goes well with the theme of the garden and the Head Garden (Mrs Knight) always knows the right place to put the various relics. Have you started on any ideas of what will be grown in the hot house?
Thanks very much, GP. Mrs K is answering this one
Mrs K. is a dear!
Do you mean the greenhouse? It is not (unfortunately) ‘hot’, non the less, I am already taking cuttings of Pelargoniums, for the pots and hanging baskets for next years displays. I have cuttings of hydrangeas, and persicarias as well as loads of Heuchera cuttings! It will also over winter all my more tender plants, and in Spring I will start seeds off in there. So although it is a cold greenhouse it still is SO useful. J
My apologies, Jackie, yes I meant greenhouse. You are well prepared! I did not know hydrangeas were propagated by cuttings.
Such beauty! I love the photo of the white rose and orange!
Thanks very much, Lynn
most welcome. I love the white one it looks like it is suspended in air!
so very beautiful…
Thanks very much, Gary
Your garden is so beautiful. And you’re right–the lovely weed-free soil and the paths are as interesting as the flowers and add to the overall loveliness.
Thank you very much, Lisa
I’m amazed that Jackie has time for cooking too. You have a treasure, Derrick.
I do, indeed, Rosaliene. Many thanks
There is so much passion and perseverance in those ‘pre-prandial potations’.
Praise indeed, Uma. Many thanks
Watch your bleeding language young man!
Cor blimey, Brian. Ta ever soi
Roses! I do love roses. Can’t grow them where I am at-too much wind and critters (deer think they are a delicacy!) So I will enjoy them vicariously through you!
Sorry you can’t grow them, Gael. Be my guest, Many thanks
You treat us to so many beautiful photos on a regular basis that we come to expect nothing less, and then you give us one like this that is simply stunning, really reminding the reader that the composition may have been formed by Mother Nature (with help from the Head Gardener, of course) but it takes the eye of the photographer to put it in a frame.
What a wonderful comment, Oglach. Very many thanks.
I agree whole-heartedly!
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That last picture is fabulous! What a shot!
I think the arch is beautiful! And Jackie did an amazing job…lots of hard work! Everything looks clean and lovely and gorgeous! 🙂
Your photos always remind me to stop and smell the roses (and other flowers!)! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
Thanks very much, Carolyn X
Such a beautiful garden and while the head gardener works, you do your part by documenting the process so splendidly. How could you resist having your “pre-prandial potations” there–followed perhaps by a post-prandial perambulation around the paths again? 😉
🙂 Nice one, Merril. Thanks very much
Love those orange roses, so beautiful!
Thanks very much, Arlene
They all so beautiful – But I hope you never need to paint over that beautiful old shed at the back of the rose garden.
We will wait until it falls down, Paol. Thanks very much for noticing
Even then1 it will be a shame.
Agreed – it is pretty knackered though
Flowers (fruits) of hard work are always beautiful.
Thanks very much, Rupali
What a beautiful gallery of your garden!
Many thanks, Amy
Fabulous. If my garden looks anything like yours in a couple of years I will be so pleased. I won’t plant roses though, I don’t especially like roses. I do like the rusting iron, it needs a coat of paint of course but that will spoil it!
Thanks a lot, Andrew
My first thought when I read your title reminds me of a mistake in a student’s essay I’ve just marked: ‘flipping classroom’ instead of ‘flipped classroom’. Anyway, I will now enjoy reading your blog.
🙂 Thanks a lot, Helen
I like the bleeding arch. In fact I loke the whole bleeding garden.
Somebody had to say it so it might as well be me… 🙂
So pleased you picked it up, Quercus. 🙂 Thanks very much
🙂 It was just too good to miss, and as you were kind enough to provide the opportunity…
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Beautiful roses!
Thanks very much, Sylvie
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