‘Hot Cocoa’ rose
September 20, 2009 - ‘Hot Cocoa’ is one of the more unusually colored roses in the garden. It’s really pretty when it’s covered in raindrops.
Roses
I used to be an avid rose gardener. While the roses have gradually given way to hummingbird plants, I still have a few bushes, and I love photographing their gorgeous blooms.
‘Dream Come True’ rose
September 18, 2009 - My ‘Dream Come True’ rose is one of the few that wasn’t bothered a bit by the chilli thrips this summer. It grows so tall over the mailbox each bloom cycle. I think I’m going to have to move it this winter, or the poor mailman is going to stop delivering our mail because of […]
‘Gemini’ rose
September 16, 2009 - More pictures of ‘Gemini’…I think I have more pictures of this rose than any other rose. It blooms so often! :)
‘St. Patrick’ rose
September 14, 2009 - This picture of ‘St. Patrick’ really shows the green tints of the rose.
‘Double Delight’ rose
September 12, 2009 - ‘Double Delight’ has grown up nice and tall after its winter transplant. It and St. Patrick are now the two tallest bushes in the bed.’Double Delight’ has grown up nice and tall after its winter transplant. It and St. Patrick are now the two tallest bushes in the bed.
‘Gemini’ rose
September 11, 2009 - ‘Gemini’ had some beautiful blooms tonight. Squirt and I enjoyed hanging out on the porch together after work. :)
‘Peace’, dude!
September 11, 2009 - ‘Peace’, dude! The roses are so pretty when they are sprinkled with dewdrops.
We survived the summer thrips
September 6, 2009 - Finally! The roses are starting to bloom again and ‘Dream Come True’ is looking great! It’s one of the few roses that wasn’t bothered this summer by the crazy chilli thrips.
‘Gold Medal’ Butterfly
July 23, 2009 - ‘Gold Medal’ is starting to bloom again and the butterflies like the blooms almost as much as I do. :)
Floribundas
June 15, 2009 - Roses! My floribundas are blooming despite the heat and they look really good. :)
‘Crystalline’ rose
May 30, 2009 - My ‘Crystalline’ rose has gotten huge. These blooms were striking because they didn’t have much insect damage (maybe the rains keep the insects under control?)
‘Dream Come True’
May 29, 2009 - ‘Dream Come True’ is growing huge on the mailbox. This week’s set of blooms are a striking combination of red and yellow; normally they are more of a pink/cream blend. Pretty!
‘Pope John Paul II’ rose
May 24, 2009 - ‘Pope John Paul II’ is blooming again! This rose seems to do best in spring, before our Florida summers get so hot. I’ve moved it to a pot to be able to move it around, and it seems like a bit of afternoon shade works well for it.
‘St. Patrick’ rose
May 21, 2009 - ‘St. Patrick’ continues to bloom as it rains and rains and rains. Poor ‘Crystalline’ got blown over. :(
Rose bloom
May 17, 2009 - All the roses in the back rose bed are blooming right now and it’s fun to see all the colors together. ‘St. Patrick’ especially is blooming quite nicely…lots of blooms with no insect damage!
‘April in Paris’ rose
May 12, 2009 - ‘April in Paris’ is not doing so well but did manage to put out a pretty bloom for me today.
‘Nancy Reagan’ rose
May 9, 2009 - ‘Nancy Reagan’ is quickly becoming one of my favorite roses. Summer is arriving quickly, and our afternoon highs are in the mid-90s already. My roses miss the nice cool days of spring!
Water droplet roses
April 29, 2009 - Fixing sprinklers is really annoying, but at least after we get them working, my roses are primed for water droplet pictures!
‘Knock-Out’ tree rose
April 27, 2009 - The ‘Knock-Out’ tree rose has a nice new cane that just burst into bloom. Pretty!
‘Angel Face’ rose
April 17, 2009 - ‘Angel Face’ is simply covered in healthy growth and blooms about to open. It’s fun to see it healthy each spring after a good pruning.
‘Honey Perfume’ rose
April 14, 2009 - My ‘Honey Perfume’ rose is doing so much better this spring! It’s blooming like crazy and has put out several new basal canes. I love the yellow blooms next to the bright red ‘Black Cherry.’
Front yard roses
April 7, 2009 - The front yard roses are really putting on a show right now! The yellow one is ‘Gold Medal’ and the red one ‘Hot Cocoa’. It’s amazing how fast they’ve grown…two months ago they were just bare canes!
‘Chris Evert’ rose
April 5, 2009 - I was excited to see the first blooms of another new Spring 2009 rose – this is ‘Chris Evert’. The bright orange blooms contrast nicely with the bright yellow blooms of its neighbor, ‘Midas Touch’. I can’t wait until it’s full-grown. :)
‘Nancy Reagan’ rose
April 3, 2009 - Today I had my first bloom from my new ‘Nancy Reagan’ rose. This is a rose I saw at Leu Gardens last year, and I liked it so much that I had to have one of my own. The colors are amazing!
Side yard roses
April 2, 2009 - The roses on the side are all blooming and they are gorgeous!! It’s too bad the wind is blowing petals off as quickly as they open…but hey, we’ll take the rain.
House finches
March 30, 2009 - As Mum-mum put it, there are sure a lot of birdie hormones flying around the yard at this time of year! It’s fun to see birds pair off, though. This House Finch pair posed for me in the oak tree. Although I suspect Peter wishes that our young Mr. Cardinal had not found a mate…he […]
‘Mr. Lincoln’ rose
March 29, 2009 - The first of my new bareroot roses bloomed this morning. ‘Mr. Lincoln’ is gorgeous!
‘Peace’ in bloom
March 28, 2009 - All the roses are covered in buds, and in about a week I suspect the backyard is going to be full of color. ‘Peace’ started a few days early. The bright yellow and pink blended flowers are huge and look beautiful in the morning sun!
‘Bee’s Knees’ rose
March 27, 2009 - It’s hard to believe that ‘Bee’s Knees’ was just a twig a few weeks ago. I worried that I had pruned it too harshly, but no, now it’s almost as big as the rest of my minis.
‘Double Delight’ rose
March 25, 2009 - The first of my recently transplanted hybrid teas is now blooming! This is ‘Double Delight.’
‘Bella Roma’ rose
March 20, 2009 - It’s the first ‘Bella Roma’ bloom that the insects didn’t completely destroy! I like springtime. :) Today Rich and I went to meet little Mathias Evan, the son of our friends Saidel and Jamie. He’s absolutely adorable!!
