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.

 A beautiful English rose...
Mary Rose in the Forget-Me-Nots

Mary Rose is one of the first 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...