ahamiltongarden:

THE FRONT GARDEN ON A WARM LATE NOVEMBER MORNING

The old roses are out. ‘du Maitre d’Ecole’ is the bright pink at the back and in the foreground is Rosa Mundi, the striped beauty from the 16th century. Some of these blooms have reverted back to the pink parent plant, Rosa Versicolour. The little rose on the right that has almost finished blooming is the pale pink ‘de Meaux’, a miniature Centifolia rose from the 18th century. There is also hot pink lychnis coronaria, or rose campion, an essential perennial plant, in front of the lavender that blooms mid December.