18^th June 2013

Preparing for summer roses at Borde Hill

The Borde Hill gardening team work tirelessly throughout the year, in all of the changeable weather our delightful British weather chooses to throw at us!

We have a stunning array of roses and we celebrate these with our Roses In Bloom Celebration from the end of June and throughout July.

In preparation for this, June was spent sprucing up the Rose Garden. Whilst the weather has delayed the blooming of the roses, it certainly hasn’t stopped the grass and weeds from growing!

So we wait with eager anticipation for the somewhat delayed blooming of the roses (as a result of the cold spring). But they are well budded, so all being well, there should be a good display by the end of this month. 

As well as new rose planting, we have also lined the edge of the circular lawn with Alchemilla erythropoda, more compact and less invasive than the more usually seen Alchemilla mollis.

    

Our Head Gardener, Andy Stevens has prepared information on roses which is available from our Admission Desk. Remember to pick one up when you next visit.

See also our press release and our website.