![]() Word got around and pretty soon another courting couple arrived. The original couple abandoned the leaf and moved on to a twig that was floating by. They finally settled on this leaf to consummate their nuptials. Then I saw this couple swooping crazily around the pond. This beautiful orange dragonfly (above) caught my attention. I love spending time in the garden as there is something different to see with each visit. I am a member so (other than my $45 annual membership) I have free access to the museum. I had intended to just pop in, say hello to the arachnids, then jump back on the train to go home as there were a lot of things I needed to work on.īut once I was there anyway, I decided to wander through the Nature Garden. In the morning they have just had breakfast. I asked one of the guides and she mentioned that in the afternoon is when most of the spiders like to spend time repairing their webs and generally tidying up. It seemed like last year there were more and different kinds of spiders hanging out! Last year my slot was at 2:00pm ( you can see that post here) and I wondered if a morning visit would be better.Īs it turns out I think the afternoon was a better time. This year I was able to get the earliest time slot for my visit, 10:00am. It was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 2012.It’s that time of year again for the annual Spider Pavilion at the Natural History Museum. It is one of the most popular of the David Austin's English roses. The rose was named in honour of the famous British writer and garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll (1843–1932). Some of his most popular roses include 'Wife of Bath' (1969), 'Canterbury' (1969), and 'Abraham Darby' (1985) 'Getrude Jekyll' Īustin developed 'Getrude Jekyll' using the shrub rose, 'Wife of Bath' and the Portland rose, 'Comte de Chambord'. ![]() Austin attained international commercial success with his new rose varieties. Austin's roses are generally known today as "David Austin Roses". He created a new, informal class of roses in the 1960s, which he named "English Roses". His first commercially successful rose cultivar was 'Constance Spry', which he introduced in 1961. He began breeding roses in the 1950s with the goal of creating new shrub rose varieties that would possess the best qualities of old-fashioned roses while incorporating the long flowering characteristics of hybrid tea roses and floribundas. Austin (1926 – 2018) was an award-winning rose breeder, nursery owner and writer from Shropshire, England. It can reach 9 ft (2.7 m) in height in hot climates and can be grown as a short climber. 'Gertrude Jekyll' is a vigorous grower and a repeat bloomer during the season. The plant has long, pointed, dark green foliage and prickles. The flowers are large, 4 to 5 in (100–130 mm), and are bright pink with a light red center, fading to pale pink at the edges. It has a fully double, quartered bloom form and a strong, old rose fragrance. 'Gertrude Jekyl' is a tall bushy shrub rose, 6 to 9 ft (1.8–2.7 m) in height, with a 3 to 4 ft (0.91–1.22 m) spread. It was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1994. 'Gertrude Jekyll' is one of the most popular of the David Austin's English roses. ![]() It was named in honour of the famous British writer and garden designer, Gertrude Jekyll (1843–1932). ![]() Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' (aka AUSbord) is a pink shrub rose cultivar, bred by British rose breeder, David C.
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