Rosa ‘Summer Song’ is a bold pinky orange colour
‘Lady of Shalott’ rose with catmint
Rosa ‘Golden Celebration’ at an RHS flower show
‘A Shropshire Lad’, another fragrant climbing rose
These are English roses (except in the picture from Bodnant Gardens, other shrub roses, including old roses are mixed in). Completely out of season in gardening terms, but I felt we could all do with something to lift our spirits.
Dedicated to all who suffer when extremists try to impose their warped world view on the rest of us.Â
Susan Rushton 
🙂 Those English Roses are beautiful, Susan.
Thank you! 🙂
🙂 You are welcome!
Have just finished pruning mine. Can’t wait for the first blossom and first scent of the roses.
That’s a job well done… and you know you’ll be amply rewarded!
Great photos, gorgeous roses, and I just love the third shot 🙂
It’s a rosarium. I thought of the word (the rose equivalent of aquarium) and wondered if it was a real one, and it is!
We can never have too many. Beautifully photographed
Thank you, Derrick.
Lovely photos. I love roses and wish I had more space for them x
They are great plants to enjoy vicariously.
The forms are so dense and compact, beautiful!
I used to look for perfection of form, but I’ve fought my instincts so I’m less finicky. There is just one bloom here that still troubles me – I have the urge to add a few extra petals on to it.
I always want more roses when I read your posts. This time my eye was caught by R. ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’.
That’s a good choice, in my view.
Gorgeous roses Susan, as usual. I wonder if ‘Princess Alexandra’ is sturdy enough for my windy garden? Although really I ought to buy ‘A Shropshire Lad’.
My only question would be whether you are very near the coast, thinking of some of your posts. PAOK is a good sturdy plant and not too fussy, but if you need roses to suit coastal conditions, it would be wise to ask for advice direct from the company.
I have noted a few DA English shrub roses that are suitable for containers AND shade AND coastal conditions so I will try a couple of those I think. Gertrude Jekyll seems to be OK in a sunnier location.
Love them, you can never have too many.
I’m glad you think so.
Beautiful!
Lovely to hear from you Debie. Funnily enough I started working on the post about your wool art last week.
These definitely lifted my spirits! These photos are a gift of beauty and I also appreciated finding your dedication at the end. Many thanks, Liz 🙂
I have never been to New Zealand, but have a great affection for it. It has been uplifting to watch New Zealand respond with so much love and solidarity – quite the opposite of what the attacker would have hoped for in his twisted way.
I hope the love, goodwill and solidarity can be maintained in the long-term. Challenging times ahead.
Susan, thank you. I really needed this. Some days I just can’t take all the hate in this world. Much love to you!
And to you! 🙂