Stephen and Taj-dog

The garden bench which faces the Dog-Path Garden is enclosed by a Pittosporum and a Cercis Forest Pansy. Taj the dog is waiting patiently for some action.

Sitting on the Bench - Summer 2001

The park bench has been here in this grass clearing for a while. The photo below was taken when the garden was still expanding, and the roses were small. All these roses were free (honestly).

Sitting on the Bench - Summer 1999

Fragrant Roses by the Garden Bench

There is an extremely fragrant rose nearby which I'm sure is Sharifa Asma - I've planted it near to the water. The rose nearest the garden stump, which has annoyingly been sending out huge numbers of rootstock suckers, is the old-fashioned Reine Des Violettes. Since this photograph was taken Reine Des Violettes has been uprooted and moved.

You can see this garden bench is one of Stephen's favourite seats - and wherever Stephen is, Taj-dog won't be far away!