In a Rose Garden

[puddleshark]

I have not been having a good week, feeling rather feverish and tired, and full of dread and bad dreams. But I think it was just the close thundery weather, and a lack of exercise, and possibly the announcement of a General Election, with all the nastiness this will unleash upon the world. Politicians running around with aerosol cans labelled 'Begone Decency'. That sort of thing.

Anyway, this morning it is fresher, and I walked home after dropping the car off at the garage, again, this time to have the brakes desqueaked. And I am feeling more human. And my brother-in-law kindly lent me his car, again, so I was able to go garden visiting on my day off.

The scent of old-fashioned roses is, after all, a cure for a great many ills of the spirit. But there's no way to post the scent of roses to my journal, so I shall overcompensate with photos.


It's only a small rose garden at the Secret Garden, but once you wander into it and become entranced, and it's very hard to get out again...


An explosion of Alliums at the Secret Garden.


A lot of my photos were blurry today, possibly because the photographer is not feeling very sharp, but let's just label them 'Mood Shots', okay?


Alli-alli-allium! A gardener's war-cry.


The climbing roses are in bloom.






















Rosa 'Rachel', a little rain-battered, but still glorious.


Rosa 'Absolutely Fabulous'.

Note to self: do not go to the Secret Garden on a Friday morning again. There is an outdoor nursery class taking place, and it is debatable who is the loudest, the toddlers or the extremely cheery person leading the group in their many activities (which include drumming).


Have a sssssit down, you know you want to...

Comments

[bleodswean]

Lovely roses! Hope you're back to 100% sooner than later!

[puddleshark]

Thank you!

The weather has turn much fresher here, and I'm definitely appreciating it. Not looking forward to the summer, though...

[heleninwales]

I hope you feel better now the weather has turned cooler. I do love the scent of old fashioned roses. I wish there were some formal gardens within easy visiting distance. There is Bodnant Gardens on the north Wales coast, but it's a long drive from here and G wouldn't be interested.

[puddleshark]

It was lovely this morning - a proper chill in the air. I'm really not looking forward to the summer. My tolerance for hot weather seems to get less every year.

Makes me realise how incredibly lucky I am to have so many gardens nearby...

[house_wren]

I miss living near a rose garden. I loved stopping by there throughout the summer. Thank you for taking me to this one.

[puddleshark]

You're welcome!

It's hard to believe this rose garden was only planted a few years ago. It is just stunningly beautiful.

[nikonf3]

This is gorgeous. And the soft light is wonderful.
I wish you all well on July 4th, interesting date he picked. We have to wait until early November. Feels like being slowly drug toward the precipice.

[puddleshark]

Yes. That sort of damp grey day is perfect for photographing flowers. The only blown highlights I had were on a very bright cerise pelargonium - and bright cerise flowers are always problematic. 😊

Thank you. I'm hoping desperately for change. But in this constituency, it would take a miracle.