Cherie's Place » The Rose Garden http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:45:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Alnwick – The Rose Garden http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/07/14/alnwick-the-rose-garden/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/07/14/alnwick-the-rose-garden/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:19:14 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6207 This is the first time I have visited the Rose Garden when it is in full bloom, it was worth the wait. It is filled with David Austin roses, so it is a little bit like home from home for me although I have to confess that I have never visited David Austin Roses… I must remedy that :-)

In the Rose Garden, pathways below pergolas swathed in roses, honeysuckle and clematis lead through tumbling masses of fragrant roses, a mix of climbing, shrub, old and English varieties. There are more than three thousand David Austin Roses, including Just Joey, Jude the Obscure and Gertrude Jekyll.

In celebration of The Alnwick Garden, David Austin created a beautiful new English rose, the Alnwick Rose, launched at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2001. This rich pink rose has a lovely cup-shaped flower and a delicious fragrance with a hint of raspberries.*

A Rose Garden

Pretty in Pink

Blushing

*Info from the Alnwick Garden website.

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