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Roses In The Garden - a book review

Roses In The Garden by Ngoc Minh Ngo Photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo celebrates rose gardens throughout the world in this beautifully produced book.  The author photographed a total of 11 gardens across the globe (Italy, Morocco, Spain, USA, UK, and Japan). Beginning with the Italian garden Ninfa (often referred to as the most romantic garden in the world), her photographs have a dreamy quality that transports the reader to these exotic locales. Closer to home, Floret Farm in Mount Vernon, Washington, is included in one of the chapters. All types of roses are included in the gardens but the majority feature old rose varieties. Many of the gardens have roses growing in wild abandon, intermingled in hedge rows, spilling over walls and fences and surrounded by pastures and rolling hills. A pictorial index lists all the roses and the gardens where they reside. This stunning book was published by Rizzoli Books and is available on Amazon and in bookstores. Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, ...

Latest blooms

 
Kerria (Easter Rose)

 
Lilac "Declaration"

Money Plant (Lunaria)
 
Hardy Orange (Poncirus trifoliata)

 
Tree Peony foliage and Euphorbia "Despina"

 
Viburnum "Mohawk"

 
Viburnum "Mohawk"

Viburnum "Mohawk"
 
Darwin Tulip

 
Darwin Tulip


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. Very nice! I love lilac but did not realize they can do well this far south. But then, you are a little north of me. How long has that lilac been in your garden? It is a beauty! Also love the kerria!

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    1. This the first one that has survived for more than a season for me. A nursery owner in the area said that it was a new one better suited for the South.

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  2. Beautiful! Gives me hope that we will get there, too, in a couple of weeks.

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  3. I think the Mohawk viburnum photos are my faves from this batch.

    Do the Mohawk flowers attract any pollinators? And does it produce any berries for birds?

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  4. Such excitement. Our magnolia is just beginning to bloom. Love this time of year.

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