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Friday flowers - at home with Miss Jekyll

In the garden there are still some roses in flower, so I've picked a couple for my desk posy: Gertrude Jekyll (the pink one), and Munstead Wood.

Munstead Wood was of course Miss Gekyll's home, and this short film gives tantalising glimpses of her garden:

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28 October 2016 in Flowers and gardens | Permalink

Tags: David Austin, Gertrude Jekyll, Munstead Wood, Roses

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What an unusual colour for Munster Wood. Glorious flowers! Here I've seen quite a few roses still in flower,they look so brave and cheerful against the fog and grey skies.
i have been watching Monty Don in his series Around the World in 80 Gardens,a lovely escape to colour!

Posted by: Kathleen | 28 October 2016 at 05:18 PM

Yes, the rose really is that very deep crimson.
Gardening programmes like that are wonderfully escapist, aren't they?

Posted by: Cornflower | 28 October 2016 at 05:33 PM

Gorgeous flowers, the burst of colour is a badly needed treat. We have entered the season of Winter ..which at the moment is a beautiful crystal and sparking white wonderland, unfortunately there is rain in the forecast ..I shall just hope they are wrong!

Posted by: Val | 28 October 2016 at 05:48 PM

Our Gertrude Jekyll stopped flowering a few weeks ago and we live in mild Devon!
Margaret P

Posted by: Margaret Powling | 28 October 2016 at 05:56 PM

Perhaps we have a temperate microclimate in our corner of north Edinburgh!

Posted by: Cornflower | 28 October 2016 at 06:14 PM

It's still quite mild here with no sign of a frost yet, let alone your wonderland, Val, but lovely nevertheless to see that seasonal change of gear.

Posted by: Cornflower | 29 October 2016 at 10:37 AM

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