Rose Parterre...

I thought Loli had gone off the idea of roses.

Loli !!! Where are you at with the choice of plants?

Sometimes...... just sometimes Armandii, provocation doesn't help!

 

Butter wouldn't melt, eh?

 

Definitely Roses Sheal...3 each of Wildeve,A Whiter Shade of Pale,Compte de Chambord and The May Flower....Don't let me change my mind again

 

Now are you sure about that Loli?

 

Don't you dare Armandii

 

....The latest David Austin Rose catalogue came through the door yesterday,I'd thrown the last one away to stop myself from looking at it I thought I'd made up my mind on which Roses I wanted

 

We thought you had too

Personally I wouldn't buy a rose unless I had seen a mature sample [i.e. not one in a nursery pot with one or two flowers] growing in the flesh, seen the colour, and smelled the flowers ...

 

@Kristen...totally agree I'm going to stick with my second selection all of which I've seen in the flesh albeit in the grounds of large houses and planted en masse but 3 in each bed in my diddy parterre should have the same effect ish....I'm imagining their delicate scent with a froth of Ammi Majus growing through them after the delicious Viridflora Spring green Tulips have put on their show surrounded the perfectly clipped Buxus


Annnnd back in the room........

I was going to barrow more soil in the beds and then start on the sand for the paving but seen as summer has returned with a vengeance ,it can wait till tomorrow.The blocks for the paving arrived while I was at work today and expected to have to move those off the drive but my old Dad had done it for me...I hope I'm as good as him at 87 years of age

 

That David Austin catalogue is an omen Loli, it's telling you it definitely must be roses......but on the other hand, which ones.

 

Now stop it Sheal