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Our Personal Plant Gallery

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bridalwreath spirea

Common Name: Bridalwreath Spirea
Botanical Name: Spiraea x vanhouttei

An old favourite. It bears such graceful arching branches laden with tiny white flowers in spring. Great for borders, foundations and hedges.
Angelique Tulip


Common Name: Angelique Tulip
Botanical Name: Tulipa 'Angelique'

Soft pink on pink double tulips so full of petals they look like peonies.
The Prince Tulip





Common Name: The PrinceTulip
Botanical Name: Tulipa 'The Prince'

A tall, elegant tulip with stunning clear coloured petals.
Sunflower Common Name: Sunflower
Botanical Name: Helianthus

What garden would be complete without these amazing annuals? As we have been fortunate enough to move to the country and have so much more room in our own gardens, we'll be planting every type of sunflower seed there is. Some for us and some for the critters!
pink wave petunias Common Name: Pink Wave Petunia
Botanical Name: Petunia 'Pink Wave'

These amazing annuals are so prolific, there are only two plants in this photo, both grown from seed.
Abraham Darby Rose





Common Name: Abraham Darby Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Abraham Darby'

One of many from the English hybridizer David Austin. It has a rich fruity fragrance and flowers all season long.
double delight rose



Common Name: Double Delight Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Double Delight'

Just like its name, it's a delight.
Campanile Rose


Common Name: Campanile Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Campanile'

We bought this pillar rose from White Rose about 9 years ago. It grows about 6 feet every year and needs no tying whatsoever.
Fair Bianca Rose


Common Name: Fair Bianca Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Fair Bianca'

Another David Austin rose, it has a superb myrrh fragrance.
Fragrant Cloud Rose




Common Name: Fragrant Cloud Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Fragrant Cloud'

This hybrid tea, with exceptional fragrance and flowers of coral-scarlet was first introduced by Tantau in 1965.
Constance Spry Rose


Common Name: Constance Spry Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Constance Spry'

If ever there was a rose that portrayed the old English gardens for style and fragrance - this is it. This David Austin classic blooms so profusely, we can hardly believe our eyes! The magnificent clear pink blooms are of true old rose form.
Great Century Rose



Common Name: Great Century Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Great Century'

We bought this rose from White Rose about 10 years ago and it is still the star of the rose garden. The fragrance is sweet and the size of each bloom is spetacular.
Fisherman's Friend Rose




Common Name: Fisherman's Friend Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Fisherman's Friend'

A stunning carmine colour with delicious fragrance - hats off to David Austin.
Rose Mayor of Casterbridge Common Name: Mayor of Casterbridge Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa ' Mayor of Casterbridge'

We love this pink, fragrant rose from David Austin.
Graham Thomas Rose Common Name: Graham Thomas Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Graham Thomas'

A stunning clear yellow bloom, named after the late Mr. Graham Thomas, one of the most influential gardeners of our time.
Henry Kelsey Rose
Common Name: Henry Kelsey Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Henry Kelsey'

A fantastic Canadian Explorer rose, this is a vigourous climber with bright red flowers. It is extremely winter hardy.
Maria Stern Rose
Common Name: Maria Stern Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Maria Stern'

A beautiful orange colour and very sweet fragrant blooms. Being a sub-zero rose, it too is very winter hardy.
Gertrude Jekyll Rose Common Name: Gertrude Jekyll Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'

A David Austin rose, with the purest deep pink petals and having exquisite form and fragrance. It is named after the famous English garden designer and author, Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932).
White Dawn Rose



Common Name: White Dawn Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'White Dawn'

This incredible climber with delicious blooms looks and smells fantastic on our fence. The canes are flexible, which makes training in any direction easier.
Wife of Bath Rose



Common Name: Wife of Bath Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa 'Wife of Bath'

A beautiful David Austin rose, with an incredible number of pale pink petals and fragrance reminiscent of myrrh!
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