| Wandering I found, in my ruinous walk, By the dial-stone aged and green, A rose of the wilderness, left on its stalk To mark where a garden had been. Like a brotherless hermit, the last of his race All wild in the silence of nature, it drew from each wandering sunbeam a lonely embrace For the night-shade and thorn had overshadowed the place Where the flowers of my forefathers grew. Jane Montgomery Campbell (1817-1878) |
Peter Beales' Rose Nursery Garden
This is the nursery of Peter Beales, well known author of Classic Roses, the constantly updated, lavishly illustrated and authoritative history and essential manual for all rose growers and rose lovers.
The display gardens cover two and a half acres of relaxed style plantings. This is claimed to be one of the most comprehensive commercial collections of roses available in the world. The staff are always pleased to meet their customers and make them feel welcome. If you need advice concerning choice or cultivation of roses, one of their helpful team of experts will be available. Export constitutes a major part of their sales each year and they welcome enquiries from anywhere overseas. Their catalogue, The Peter Beales Collection is a wealth of information itself.
Peter Beales has won many Gold Medals in the Chelsea Flower Show in addition to numerous other awards.
The nursery holds the National Collection of Rosa Species.
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