04/06/2026
Rambling Rector! It is a rose I fell in love with when I saw it engulfing the end of a stable building at one of the first gardens I ever worked in. I knew that once I had a garden of my own, I had to plant one! Or in this case two because I’m impatient. They aren't far off meeting each other now, connecting the back of the house to the garden shed.
It doesn't ask for much, just plant it and watch it ramble away! The semi-double flowers are still open enough to be great for pollinators, it has a lovely scent especially in the evening and once the blooms are gone, it produces a mass of rosehips for the wildlife to feast on. I often find little piles of rosehip seeds on the shed roof, where mice have had a good old nibble.
The ground is currently a sea of petals due to the wind and heavy rain, but it’s still beautiful.
