Paradise is a Rose Garden – Mottisfont Abbey

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

This garden is on my bucket list of gardens to visit. What gardens have you visited and would recommend?

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The Rose Gardens at Mottisfont Abbey

The gardens at Mottisfont Abbey are a year-round attraction. However, during June, when their unrivalled collection of Old-fashioned roses fills two (well, almost three) walled gardens with scent and dazzle the eyes with colour. It is an unforgettable experience.

These roses have a historical importance beyond their beauty. They were collected by the late Graham Stuart Thomas, plantsman, writer, artist, photographer and rosarian par excellance. GST was Gardens Adviser to the National Trust from 1955 to 1974 and a major influence on many of Britains’s great gardens. Mottisfont is the most complete example of his work that survives intact.

He not only established a comprehensive collection of pre-1900 shrub roses during the 1970s, but also displayed them in what was then an innovative fashion, With an artist’s eye and consummate knowledge, GST planned a garden that would combine roses with a mix of…

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About Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Christopher R. VanCleave – America’s Favorite Rose Gardener Nicknamed "The Redneck Rosarian”, Chris VanCleave is passionate about gardening and growing roses. He is an active member of the Birmingham chapter of the American Rose Society, serving two terms as President. In 2007, he created the Rose Chat Podcast which has reached over a half a million listeners with news and information on growing on growing the world’s most beloved flower, the rose. He was a contributor to the 2015 Southern Living Gardening Book, has appeared on P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home television show and was featured in the June 2015 issue of Southern Living Magazine. Locally, Chris serves as Chairman of the Helena Alabama Beautification Board where he has spearheaded efforts to create a sustainable landscape in one of the top one hundred places to live in the United States. His writing is seen at About.com and on his popular website; RedneckRosarian.com, where he chronicles his gardening adventures and explores an intrinsic mix of life, faith and gardening. An agent of change with over 20 years’ experience in process innovation, Mr. VanCleave is leading the charge to reinvigorate horticultural societies and helping them to reach their full potential in the social media age.
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  2. Connie in Hartwood says:
    June 12, 2014 at 3:35 pm

    I am so excited to be going to Mottisfontor the Heritage Rose Foundation conference in a little less than two weeks! I have heard so much about the place, and other British gardens … I feel as if I should pinch myself to make sure that I’m not dreaming.

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  3. Michael says:
    June 29, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    Wonderful Blog. Wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing your roses with us.
    Michael R., Wanabe Rose Breeder, Columbia, SC

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