Rose Care
We remove spent blooms from repeat-flowering roses but leave some once-flowering roses to produce autumn hips – particularly ‘Complicata’ and the ramblers. Long new rambler growth is tied up for future use, whilst fertilising after the first flush helps repeat-flowering roses perform. We also remove and burn any diseased leaf material and trim the geraniums and nepeta (catmint) as they grow scruffy, leaving the lavender to flower.
Sit for a while on one of the benches, soak up the sunshine and breathe in the essence of summer, all the while listening to the play of water from the fountain and the birdsong from the trees in the surrounding garden.