The whitest rose

Camden
Camden

After a hot and sweaty walk to the post office along a busy main road mostly devoid of plants, this white rose stopped me in my tracks. It was planted in the shady stairwell of a basement flat, and looked as cool as a cucumber. I don’t know if it’s because was against a cream wall, or because it was planted with the dark red dahlia, but its brilliant whiteness was dazzling.

As I was taking this pic, the owner came home. As with most people I’ve met via this blog, she was very nice and said that she can’t stop taking pictures of the dahlia. She’s a bit obsessed by them, and has lots more in pots around the back of her flat. She let me go and have a look.

9 thoughts on “The whitest rose”

  1. They’re ours. We’re glad they add to the beauty of our main London street. The plant was given to us by a friend after her mother died – enjoy!

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  2. My mother’s white roses ! a David Austin variety, complemented by my window boxes above the
    Arch in their 3rd decade, lush and colourful, a joy through Spring and Summer. Enjoy !
    some neck craning required, as they are 3 floors up.

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