t’s a bitterly cold, February day and I’m dreaming of summer and heavily scented, pale pink roses underplanted with drifts of English lavender, bees buzzing noisily, frantically harvesting pollen before floating off on the warm summer breeze. It all sounds too good to be true, but I bring you great news. Keep your rose-coloured spectacles right on the end of your nose, as now is the perfect time to nosey through a catalogue or your preferred online retailer to buy the roses of your dreams. And the good news keeps on coming; if the ground isn’t frozen or waterlogged, roses can be planted right now as bare-root or potted plants.
