Another important garden, whose owners are proud of its rose collection, is that at Tateshina near Chino in the foothills of the Japanese Alps. This is called Barakura and it specializes in English-style gardening. It belongs to the Yamada family and, recently, my company introduced a new Bourbon rose discovered there — a dark plum-red sport of the striped `Variegata di Bologna' — and named it 'Mrs. Yamada' after the family matriarch. Miss Kay Yamada is a very famous gardener in her country and was awarded a Silver-Gilt Medal at Chelsea Flower Show in 2002.
In the UK, of course, most gardens have at least one rose, and even those who have no garden of their own can enjoy seeing them in a garden close by. For some reason (Belfast, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and the Queen Mary Rose Garden, London excepted), large municipal rose gardens are not common in Britain, but this is amply made up for by a wealth of superb gardens, open to the public, belonging to organizations such as the National Trust and the Royal Horticultural Society. In Scotland, good, comprehensive collections of roses can be found at both Edinburgh.
And Glasow Botanic Gardens. Another good garden of roses further north is at Drum Cantle. near Aberdeen. However, it is the garden at St Albans, Hertfordshire, owned by the Roval National Rose Society that is the focus for roses in the UK.
A few privately owned gardens deserve special attention here for their excellence, bothin the size and mix of their collections and for the way they are designed. 114ottislont Abbey Gardens, near Romsey in Hampshire, are run by the National Trust and. held within the confines of a spacious walled garden, have a treasured collection of Old garden roses in beds and borders and on structures. The gardens were designed and the varieties selected by the late Graham Stuart Thomas. They are now in the charge of David Stone.
Two privately owned gardens, both in Norfolk, are among the best in England. They are at Mannington Hall and Elsing Hall. The former is owned by Lord and Lady Walpole, the latter by David and Shirley Cargill. The Mannington Collection covers the evolution of roses from medieval times to this day. Elsing Hall has, over the past 20 years or so, assembled a fine ensemble of the Old types. The Royal Horticultural Society has collected a wide range of different varieties of roses at Wisley Gardens in Surrey, and has also planted a complete garden of roses, both old and new, at Rose moor in north Devon.
This brings me to the end of a very quick tour around the rose gardens of the world. I have only touched upon their multiplicity and diversity. Such is the popularity and attraction of the rose that it could take ten volumes, twice the size of this one, and a pen writing at double the speed of mine to cover them all.
You can visit this flower guide for more information about this article.
In the UK, of course, most gardens have at least one rose, and even those who have no garden of their own can enjoy seeing them in a garden close by. For some reason (Belfast, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and the Queen Mary Rose Garden, London excepted), large municipal rose gardens are not common in Britain, but this is amply made up for by a wealth of superb gardens, open to the public, belonging to organizations such as the National Trust and the Royal Horticultural Society. In Scotland, good, comprehensive collections of roses can be found at both Edinburgh.
And Glasow Botanic Gardens. Another good garden of roses further north is at Drum Cantle. near Aberdeen. However, it is the garden at St Albans, Hertfordshire, owned by the Roval National Rose Society that is the focus for roses in the UK.
A few privately owned gardens deserve special attention here for their excellence, bothin the size and mix of their collections and for the way they are designed. 114ottislont Abbey Gardens, near Romsey in Hampshire, are run by the National Trust and. held within the confines of a spacious walled garden, have a treasured collection of Old garden roses in beds and borders and on structures. The gardens were designed and the varieties selected by the late Graham Stuart Thomas. They are now in the charge of David Stone.
Two privately owned gardens, both in Norfolk, are among the best in England. They are at Mannington Hall and Elsing Hall. The former is owned by Lord and Lady Walpole, the latter by David and Shirley Cargill. The Mannington Collection covers the evolution of roses from medieval times to this day. Elsing Hall has, over the past 20 years or so, assembled a fine ensemble of the Old types. The Royal Horticultural Society has collected a wide range of different varieties of roses at Wisley Gardens in Surrey, and has also planted a complete garden of roses, both old and new, at Rose moor in north Devon.
This brings me to the end of a very quick tour around the rose gardens of the world. I have only touched upon their multiplicity and diversity. Such is the popularity and attraction of the rose that it could take ten volumes, twice the size of this one, and a pen writing at double the speed of mine to cover them all.
You can visit this flower guide for more information about this article.
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