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Roses coming into full bloom now Mum in a Million has a beautiful scent. A couple of warmer weeks with good sunshine and less wind which we have had is great for plant growth. The garden literally grows overnight. One of the plants that are coming “into season” now are roses. I rate roses highly — I marvel that in winter you can buy a rose bush from the garden centre which is a few dormant sticks, and by mid-November the same plant will be 60-80cm tall with multiple stems and blooming furiously. Roses are such good plants too for picking and bringing indoors. The colour of picked rose blooms offers vibrancy and life, while the scent can bring feelings of tranquility and long forgotten happy memories from childhood. Roses can be used to gain formality from a row of the ever-popular iceberg standards, providing a grand entrance to a home, business and offer direction along a pathway. Bush roses included in a mixed garden planting can be used to bring colour in a more informal way where different plant combinations offer a springboard effect through the year to create continuous beauty and interest. A couple of standout roses to look out for are Mum in a Million and Strawberry Blonde. Mum in a Million offers an absolutely unbeatable scent and a deep pink old fashioned style bloom that is very much in fashion. It is available as both a bush and a standard rose which offers numerous ways to include this in your garden. Strawberry Blonde offers a warm glow to a garden as gorgeous golden apricot blooms are produced in large clusters. A strong healthy grower that will repeatedly flower in abundance from November to May each year. The blooms soften in colour attractively as they age. It is a medium sized grower with a slightly spreading habit making it an excellent choice to add colour to a mixed garden planting. There are so many more roses I could mention. It is worth a visit to the garden centre at the moment just to see so many […]

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