We were very happy because we were heading straight for the cafe where we enjoyed cakes and coffee and planned our route.
There were fresh roses on each table. I don't know the name of this one, but the perfume was very strong.
To get to the rose gardens you have to walk through the shop. It started to rain while we were in the shop and the rain was torrential so we browsed a while. This photo was taken from inside the shop.
On our next visit to the cafe we managed to get a seat by the windows and this rose was covered in raindrops so I photographed through the glass and hoped the picture would turn out. This time we did not order cake. The tea was served in bone china decorated with roses - very posh!
We didn't spend all our time in the cafe and the shop. The weather brightened up and we walked around the rose gardens and managed to buy a plant. This photo shows an elephant vine - the one we bought was small enough to get in the car.
There were peacocks roaming around the gardens but none of them had long tail feathers. Do peacocks have their tail feathers trimmed or where these young and not yet showing adult plumage?
The visit was worth the effort of the travel and we must have sniffed the perfume of hundreds of roses. We've decided which blooms we liked and maybe we'll return and buy some of our favourites and sample more cakes.
If you like looking at roses try www.davidaustinroses.com
2 comments:
What a nice way to start retirement. I would have trouble passing up the cakes, though.
What a great way to celebrate your retirement. I love the picture of the pink rose that you took through the glass.
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