[susie123]

The rose garden is pretty - are they hoping to grow climbers up those arches? At Cranborne House in Wiltshire where they sell a lot of old roses, they had a bed with ropes slung between pillars about 10ft high, with roses trained along them. It was lovely and something I always wanted to emulate but never had the space.

Must be sad for you seeing your old workplace neglected - I wonder if you ever worked in Milnshaw Park, that is very depressing these days.