The Gardens of the Rose are re-opening soon!

I have many fond memories of the Gardens of the Rose, in Chiswell Green, on the edge of St Albans - they closed down for refurbishment a couple of years ago, and are about to re-open soon, so if you're in the area on the 9th of June, it's the place to be! Oh, and they're looking for someone to work on the turnstile!

http://www.rnrs.org/

 

Yes I saw that, but it's a bit far for us to do in a day trip and pensions tend to put a limit on your overnight stays.
We will have to content ourselves with Mottisfont and maybe Cranborne Manor. If anybody is going to Gardens of the rose with a camera though pictures would be much appreciated, I hope to take some more for my Mottisfont gallery at Fotopic.
Cheers MIKE

 

I live near in Lancashire. Are there any Rose Gardens worth seeing within a 2 hour drive?

 

Hi Jean, I'll have a look in the morning, this month's Gardening Which had quite a few listed. Would do it now but I've been told it's bed time.

 

Hi Jean, the list in GW has the nearest to you as being Haddon Hall, in Derbyshire near Bakewell, I would guess that's stretching 2 hours driving.

A quick Google does not reveal much either, Castle Howard near York or the David Austin rose gardens on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border at Albrighton, just off the M54

Sorry I can't be of more help