Wollerton Old Hall Rose

Isn't it a lovely soft colour. So e of mine have started again...Graham Thomas and Warm welcome. Some of them have been rubbish this year....Hot chocolate! summer Song, the Pilgrim....all very poor..even Gertrude Jekyll.

Hot chocolate had a spurt then nothing Summer Song was ok earlier on but nothing to shout about since. Gertie had a second flush here and has just about finished now. The Pilgrim got blackspot and looked a terrible mess but it has recovered and is showing a lovely display at the minute. Hoping for a better spring and some rain to get the borders going next year. Having a big clear up at the minute, chopping and clearing branches on one of the pine trees, it has started to lean badly so thought if I chopped it down a bit it might help it stay upright, don't want to lose it. It is amazing how much light I have let into the border where it is.

That's the thing about trees isn't it? I want to plant one or two in the new garden, but I shall be quite cautious about which ones I choose. The Birches are good that way, and some of the pines...like the Himalayan white pine...are very 'loose' and wouldn't block out too much light I think. But any conifer takes up a lot of ground space and needs space around it to be appreciated doesn't it....except perhaps Scots Pine, which has all it's needles at the top.

It was supposed to be a miniature pine, think they got the seed muddled up. lol it is huge. lol, it does look better though now it is finished having its spruce up (sorry about that) lol.

Lol...they often do that don't they?

This one certainly did, it is so tall.