Anna Pavord: 'Bindweed is a bully - so how far should you let nature take over?'

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A friend called and found me lying flat on my stomach underneath a rampant eruption of "Eddie's Jewel". It's a rose. A fantastic rose. And I planted three of them, not realising quite how wildly ambitious they were. Twelve-foot stems arching out under the weight of deep, rich-crimson flowers, each with a central golden boss of stamens. Generosity in plants is a likeable trait and, in its season, nothing could be more outrageously lavish than this wondrous beast.












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