For many years, I had the luxury of spending the odd, balmy summer’s day in David Austin’s rose garden, working with leading garden photographers who visited to take pictures of roses. I plan to share a few of the techniques I learned in an occasional series. Continue reading “Tips for photographing roses 1: wait for a cloud”
Rose susurrus
One late summer afternoon in the rose garden, the stillness was broken by an old, many-petalled rose bloom finally shattering in the heat. Continue reading “Rose susurrus”
Gallery of English Roses (1)
Rosa ‘Geoff Hamilton’
Rosa ‘Sister Elizabeth’
Rosa ‘Royal Jubilee’
Rosa ‘Christopher Marlowe’
Rosa ‘A Shropshire Lad’
Rosa ‘Carolyn Knight’
Rosa ‘Grace’
Rosa ‘Golden Celebration’
Rosa ‘Anne Boleyn’
Regrets? I’ve had a few…
For 8+ years, I was Head of Marketing for David Austin Roses. Time well spent and much savoured, working with a lovely, warm, caring team of people, an archetypal British brand & some of the world’s most charismatic roses.
Looking back, I have very few regrets, except Continue reading “Regrets? I’ve had a few…”
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