Friday, August 19, 2005

The Rose Garden

On the Thursday of our Norfolk holiday, we drove down to Attleborough to visit what my wife calls her "Mecca". The venue was Peter Beales Classic Rose Centre.
Peter Beale consistantly wins gold medals at Chelsea Flower Show and this year was no exception. My wife is a big rose fan and she was really excited about going there.
At the centre, all the roses that they sell in the garden centre are planted in gardens, which you can wander around and see what they look like. There are about five or six gardens, all different to each other. You can get plenty of inspiration, just wandering about. All the roses are labelled in the gardens, so all you have to do is make a note of the name and go and buy it. Unfortunately, my wife went and bought 4 of them and would have bought more until I said that she would have to leave all her luggage behind because there just wasn't room for roses and suitcases.

Mind you, plenty of room in my wallet after that excursion.