NO NO! 'Mrs. Dudley Cross is a TEA ROSE. Not at all the same thing as an HT.

She's a lovely rose, too.

I hope many go, and send back photos.
I know now that it is a good thing we did not try to squeeze that trip in before leaving for OK. It wasn't easy to give it up, but it was the smart thing to do.

Jeri

I wish I could transport myself there!! Grandmother's Hat would come home in my carry-on!!

I wish I was there myself, but I realize, now, the timing would have been REALLY tough.

I hope those who are there take lots of photos and video, so we can share the day at a remove.

Jeri

Oh! Jeri I was really hoping I'd get to meet you! Have fun in Ok.

Perhaps, in the Fall, for the Seminar (Oct. 14-15, I think). We'll be in Sacramento for THAT. :-)

Jeri

Well, it was hot but great. I took off a little after 10 (if you saw a girl carrying a shrub, that was me) but it seemed like there was a really good turnout. I heard the Chico group brought about 20 people!

The light was so bright that I could only get a few pictures I could feel good about.

"Rusty's Angels Camp Orange" deserves his reputation:
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'John Hopper' showing off:
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And I just fell in love with 'Souvenier de Mme. Leonie Viennot' the shadow makes it hard to see the apricot cast to the outer petals of the blooms.:
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I've never seen Rusty's rose looking better.
Looks like things were great.

I missed being there dreadfully -- but realize I really didn't have the time for the trip, this year.

Jeri

Missed you Jeri!
It was a fun day - Took my husband for the first time. He now understands why I love this yearly jaunt.

More pics please for those of us who need to experience vicariously!

Janelle Michel has posted some terrific pix on Facebook.

Daun -- It sure looks like the garden couldn't have been better.

I thought about all of you often yesterday, as we scampered back and forth, working on getting ready for our long trip East. I know for sure, now, that we were right not to go, but it was a tough decision.

I love the Cemetery in the Fall, tho, almost as much as in Spring -- so I can look forward to the Seminar there in mid-October. (To tell you the truth, I love it in a December rainstorm, too. It has no "bad" season, for me.)

I look forward to catching up, in October.

Jeri

NewGirl - are you going to leave us in suspense? Which shrub did you take home?

I will share my purchase information..
1. Bengal Fire - China
2. Like Lamarque - Noisette
3. Mrs. Keays Pink - Noisette
4. Old Town Novato - Hybrid Perpetual
5. Mrs. Dudley Cross - Tea
6. Placerville White - Noisette

All of them impulse purchases - If anyone has a comment on the above roses it would be greatly appreciated.
Daun

Daun -- You SCORED! :-)

You know that Bengal Fire is a match for Vintage's Sanguinea (Miss Lowe's variety), right? It's a humdinger of a rose, IMHO.
I grow that, OTN, and Placerville White (who I call "Jacob Zeisz") and they're all great here.
I WANT Mrs. Keays "Faded Pink Monthly" (that's the original Study Name for it). I suspect a vendor clapped a different name on it because they thought "Faded Pink Monthly" wouldn't sell?

"Like Lamarque" is for all intents and purposes a good clone of 'Lamarque.' It's been a survivor in CA, and I love it.

Mrs. Dudley Cross mildewed here at the coast, but inland, she should be lovely.

Jeri

Harmony- sorry! It's marked as an "Unknown Polyantha" and I thought I was going to have to wait weeks to get started on my id process (which I should warn you is about as crazy as a freshman undecided finally settling on a major) but it bloomed this morning! I think it wanted to say "thank you." Or possibly "sorry" since I am a little bit scratched up.

It has "lotus" form blooms, globe up & skirt down, which looks like Anne Marie de Montravel. We'll see where it goes from here!

Here's the lotus shape:
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And here's a better sense of the spray:
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It is gorgeous! Congratulations!!

Thanks! I had been hoping they'd have a Marie Pavie but I'll admit to feeling a little smug that this is a teeny bit rare. If it does turn out to be Anne Marie; it could turn out to be almost anything!

New Girl - You may have seen me, a fellow GardenWebber, if you used the "Rose Hotel" to stash your plant in order to wander the garden unencumbered. There were three of us volunteers manning that station. I think that next year I will attach a small extra name tag to my big name tag, in order to say "Hello, GardenWebbers, I am Organic Tosca". I'm glad you got a rose - it looks like a lovely little thing. Since you are interested in sorting out the various rose scents, I hope you got to visit the Welcome tables just inside the front gate - one table had a variety of blossoms, each one in its own little jar, so that visitors could pick each jar up and smell the rose in it. The volunteer manning that table would have been glad to help you try them all and sort them out. If you missed it, there's always next year!
P.S. I loved your photo of Mme. Leonie Viennot!

Daun - All I can tell you is that Bengal Fire, Mrs. Dudley Cross, and Old Town Novato are gorgeous plants here in the Cemetery Garden. I think you got a great group!

To all who came: Thank you, and WE had a great time, too!

Laura

Another Open Garden, which went by in its usual blur. I hugged and said hi to a lot of people but there were so many that I didn't get to meet, didn't get to see, and certainly didn't get to talk with! It's an intense experience when you are in the middle of the annual hurricane of rose frenzy. (Many of you know that I am the volunteer manager of the garden.)

It was an INCREDIBLE DAY despite the heat. The roses are now a bit crispy from the heat, but they were wonderful on Saturday. I truly don't think there has ever been a day that the garden has looked better.

I can't begin to list the people but here are a few. Peggy Martin is here, and spoke to a small group. I wish that we had publicized it better because it was simply wonderful hearing her speak. Fred Boutin and Gregg Lowery were here. Carolyn Parker came, and Mendocino Rose (Pamela). Capt Thomas' great-granddaughter (he's the breeder of Dr. Huey and many other roses, many of which are lost) came with his photo album and other memorabilia. Fred, his wife and several other people joined our curator, Barbara Oliva, in being recognized as original founders of the garden 20 years ago. It is so exciting to see what has developed from it.

I remember there being a GW gathering at El Cerrito years ago. At future Open Gardens, maybe we should set a time and meeting place (the Rose Hotel would be perfect) for people to say hi to one another. We could also set out name badges and have people write GW and the name that we know you by.

But you don't have to wait a year - do come to the symposium Oct 13-15!
Anita
PS no photos from me - I just get too busy.
PPS Daun you scored big with those roses. I don't know the Mrs. Keays rose - we are adding it to our collection - but the rest are wonderful. Bengal Fire blooms as well in December and March as it does repeatedly throughout the year, and is a special favorite of mine.

The garden was a near perfect as possible. I have to say that I'm always near tears when I first arrive and walk through the upper area where most of the teas are growing. I was thrilled to see my friends though sorry that Jeri wasn't there. For those of you who haven't gone this is one of the world's great rose gardens. You must do your best to see it sometime. There will be a rose conference in October. I won't miss it.

I won't miss it, either.

You can't miss me. I'll be the lady with a long-haired Dalmatian on a leash, when-ever we are outside. :-)

Jeri

I'll be the lady with the cute Whippet!

Yes, she will! :-)

Jeri

It was absolutely wonderful. I had a responsibility at home in the early afternoon that prevented me from staying longer than an hour and a half. Still, I was happy; I've missed going the past two years. I was able to see some good friends (if briefly), admire stunning roses, and buy one rose ('Mrs Dudley Cross') to take home with me. It was well worth the long drive.

'Lady Hillingdon' was stunning. I fell in love with a moss rose I must have seen before, but never in full glory, 'Laneii'. Not for my local climate, though.

Rosefolly

I love visiting the mosses there, because we can't grow them here.

Jeri

Anita, I like your idea of a GW meet and greet of some sort. I met a GW reader who does not post, but only by accident. I know there were more I didn't meet, but would love to have spoken to. In the brief time I had it wouldn't have worked, but next year....