I LOVE roses and if I won the lottery tomorrow I'd buy an old Southern mansion like Tara and start planting rose beds everywhere. I envy singer Pam Tillis's mom. Pam bought her a mansion in Tennessee and she has planted 35 different gardens. That's my idea of paradise on earth.
I don't have the space or sun for roses but my neighbor has a double-wide lot and one bed is devoted to David Austin roses; cultivars unknown. In addition to being beautiful most of them have a wonderful fragrance as well.
The photos above are of the three I thought were the prettiest.
Another neighbor brought back a cutting from Kentucky of a Civil war era climbing rose that is a deep yellow and fragrant. She gave me and several other neighbors a clipping and now it is gracing several gardens on the street.
Those Chicago Spring Flingers that visited my garden saw my Kentucky Belle passalong rose in bloom. I didn't think it had enough sun in my east facing front garden but apparently it proved me wrong. I'm going to take a clipping from it and plant it in my sunny backyard and let it climb the garage wall.
You did promise me a "Rose Garden" Ma, Don't ya remember? If it's space you need you can always come to my garden and plant all you want, I surely would not mind at all.
ReplyDeleteA neighbor who shares her roses, how nice. Thanks for sharing these lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteLovely my friend, and after you plant, be prepared to spray. I have over 40 roses and I will tell you honestly, it is not easy. I make up 2 gallon of anti-fungal every 2 weeks and I still battle black spot. My first blooms in May are wonderful, but every bloom after, I earn in sweat...lol.
ReplyDeleteI esp love that yellow rose! a great story AND a beautiful yellow. I have had trouble w/ thrips with my roses, but have been using a systemic for two years now, and the thrips are much less of a problem. not organic, but it is working. My biggest prob w / roses is the spring pruning. I am slow!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn,
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big rose fan either but that yellow one is just beautiful.
The roses are beautiful. I have never been able to grow them. Lots of other things, but not roses. I really enjoyed all your pics. ~~Rhonda
ReplyDeleteWe have some great roses on the alley in back of our houses that all the neighbors enjoy. No one knows what they are either, but they are once-blooming and I am guessing pretty old.
ReplyDeleteYour photos here are wonderful.
Hey Cathy, I've got short-term memory loss :-) I only wish I had half of your acre for a garden.
ReplyDeleteHi Donna,
ReplyDeleteI have very nice neighbors I must say and we share a love of gardening and especially roses.
Hi Brooke,
ReplyDeleteI've never sprayed the yellow rose so I guess I've been lucky. I know that some roses are very labor intensive.
Hi Muum,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by. The biggest problem for roses around here is the Japanese beetle but so far I haven't seen them on my roses.
Hi Chicago Garden,
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting. Glad you like my yellow rose. I think its special as well.
Thanks, Rhonda. Don't give up on growing roses because I can't say enough good things about the 'Knockout ' shrub roses -disease-resistant, prolific bloomers, gorgeous colors and very hardy. Doesn't require any fussing or chemicals.
ReplyDeleteHi EAL,
ReplyDeleteIsn't it nice that all the neighbors get to enjoy the roses no matter how briefly?
Surprisingly the old yellow rose I have blooms a long time whereas some of the older varieties do tend to be very brief.