The setting of the spring and summer flowering Rose Garden is warm red brick
and the layout is semi-formal, with circular beds and radial paths spreading
out from the centre. Hybrid tea and floribunda roses predominate. Recent plantings
of "old- fashioned" roses, such as damasks and moss roses, reflect the current
nostalgia for these older flowers. Their soft colours and wonderful fragrance
enhance the collection and they form a valuable teaching resource for the
College. In spring, narcissus and bluebells nod gently in the afternoon breeze,
enticing you along the paths. The Sequoiadendron giganteum planted in 1855
and one of the oldest trees planted in the gardens stands as a giant sentry
on the edge of the rose garden
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