Mike the Gardener - Rambling Prose

Mike the Gardener - Rambling Prose

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Do roses grow on you?

Do roses grow on you?

If they don't, here's how...

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Feb 24, 2025
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It's another bitterly cold, wet February morning. I'm dreaming of summer. Heavily scented, pale pink roses underplanted with drifts of English lavender, the thrum of bees buzzing lazily, harvesting pollen before floating off on the warm caress of a summer breeze.

Rosa ‘The Lark Ascending’ underplanted with Geranium ‘Brookside’

I know, it all seems too g…

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