Enjoy this month’s column from the Garden News Magazine. I love sharing all my ups and downs, growing cut flowers and vegetables. And if I can get a mention for Monty kitten and the hens, then that’s a bonus.
Here’s some additional photos to go with the write up.
My beautiful new rose, It’s a Wonderful Life. Rose of the year for 2022. Available to buy from October. It’s proving to be a good strong, disease resistant rose. Flowers stand up to the rain and it’s a repeat flowering rose. Highly recommended. Pearl Drift. Another long-flowering disease resistant rose. No sprays are needed to keep it healthy. Clematis Prince of Wales growing over a mature olearia shrub at Stockton Bury Gardens, Herefordshire, where the Rose of the Year was launched. The view from the cafe at Stockton Bury Gardens. We enjoyed a lovely lunch outdoors, watching the sheep grazing in the orchards. Highly recommended for a day trip out. I mentioned starting off new house plants from cuttings grown in vases of water. I was delighted to see new roots on my cuttings. I’ve potted the plants up and they are thriving. I haven’t tried this technique before for house plants and I’m pleased it’s worked out well. My daughter gave me the cuttings and it’s a great money-saving idea. And finally, here’s a photo of Monty kitten, inspecting my flowers. He’s offering free purrs with every bunch of flowers sold. He’s much loved by everyone visiting Bramble Garden.
Thanks for reading, and have a great gardening week!
Monty -enjoying the shade along the woodland walk in the garden.
Love reading all your writings, Karen. I can picture myself in your garden with you and Monty. Perhaps I should bring cuttings of some of my more tender plants for you to propagate! xx
Thanks fr the inpiration dear Karen,
I need to consider how to get more roses into our garden. Thanks for the nudge!
Perhaps see you at Gardeners World?
Bramble Garden 
Lovely photographs. Although I’m not a cat lover, I really like that final portrait of Monty (Don?)
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Thank you Derrick. Yes, named after dear old Monty D x
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It has to be 🙂
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Love reading all your writings, Karen. I can picture myself in your garden with you and Monty. Perhaps I should bring cuttings of some of my more tender plants for you to propagate! xx
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Thank you Mary. Next sunny day, come for tea xx
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Monty is a darling! I’d have a free purr anytime from him.
What divine roses you have. What else is there to say about them.
A great looking article. x
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Thank you! Monty is my best ever sales assistant 😃
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I am not at all surprised. 😊
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The roses are lovely and sound strong.
Monty is such a handsome kitty – give him a pet from me.
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Will do. He’s such a friendly cat – and my best ever sales assistant! Have a great week 👍😃
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Thanks fr the inpiration dear Karen,
I need to consider how to get more roses into our garden. Thanks for the nudge!
Perhaps see you at Gardeners World?
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Thank you Suella, yes, I’m going! Hopefully. 👍🙂
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Lovely roses Karen. And Monty is a sweetie!
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Thank you Cathy. He’s such good company in the garden. Xx
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