David Austin's Mary Rose
The small garden immediately outside the big bay window features Mary Rose, one of David Austin's famous English roses. There are also white Flower Carpet roses planted in here, with lots of self-sown blue forget-me-nots and nigella.
Mary Rose in the Forget-Me-Nots
Mary Rose is one of the first roses to flower, and because my name is Mary too I'm particularly fond of her. Hello, old friend - what a pretty pink complexion. We are both true English roses...
