It’s settled into an almost Japanese harmony…
The roof terrace stirs. Leaf is breaking free from pruned rose stems. The ‘Bengal Crimson’ has soft, new growth and flower buds, a red-fire haze on a green-leaf bush. Soon it will be covered in blooms. We don’t trim this rose at all. It’s settled into an almost Japanese harmony, and, anyway, flowers through the year.
We went bigger on bulbs this winter. Narcissi and tulips, taller French and assorted others. Mostly, I think, from Farmer Gracy (farmergracy.co.uk) – though Henri is known to add her own hidden orders. Normally I start by making my choice and she sorts through these, culls mine and then adds her own spin.
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