from the Midlands

Roses conjure up an image of typical English cottage gardens in high summer. But in tonight s programme Geoff Hamilton and rose breeder David Austin visit two of the Midlands' most unusual gardens.
In the industrial village of Pinxton, Viola Barrett has filled her garden with all types of species and hybrid roses, creating a living history of their development while at Portmeirion Potteries in Stoke, Susan Williams-Ellis has planted many new and unusual varieties of roses around the factory, producing recreational areas for the staff and providing inspiration for the paintings she creates for this famous pottery.

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