oh mary lu what a treat ! I love those roses with the brick ! I planted my first 2 roses EVER !! Two pink carpet roses at the feet of my pretty girl fountain. I need to get more. What is that growing on your rock walls...can you get a closer pick of the rocks and plants for me ? Thank you . Caroline (who loves your garden !!)

Don't you just love it when everything is so green and beginning to bloom. Lovely spring photos, mary lu.

Libby

Mary Lu,
I love peeking in at your garden. Always so beautiful...I've borrowed a few of your ideas and am trying to get my timing right before I spring it on DH...(your screen door to the garden!!)

Thanks,
georgeanne

Just beautiful. That second pic is one of those perfect garden "moments" as they say, when everything comes together just right.

Carol

When I saw your post I thought "Oh goodie, Mary Lu's Rose Room must be coming into flower." I love seeing pictures of your garden. Everything you do looks so lovely. Please continue to share all your pictures. Vikki

As usual your photos are breathtaking! You must simply open a window and get fragrance! It looks absolutely beautiful and since I have only one fairy rose, you are inspiring me to take the dive in that direction. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks everyone....

Caroline...I will try to remember to take a closer picture of the rock wall. What is growing on it is Green Snake rose. It is really unique. It has canes up to 18+ feet long and only gets about 6-7 inches high. It is loaded with buds right now.

wigardenerwannabe...last count we have about 130+ roses. Not really sure as I haven't counted for a while and I know we added at least 9 more this year. In fact DH bought me a Polar Joy rose tree just this weekend. The sweetie!

The window by the garden angel, right behind the large rose bush with the school desk is our bedroom window. At night I can smell the garden and hear the fountain. So soothing.

We were busy in the yard today. Finally got the fountains set up and running, oh the sound of water again. Then planted a Beauty of Moscow lilac, a Honey Crisp apple tree to replace the cherry tree that died this winter and last but not least got the rose tree planted. Also planted a few more pots. Almost done with the annuals that I use in other parts of the yard to fill in too.

Tomorrow I want to finish the last little bit of mulching and clean up the paths in the garden room. Then I will see if I can get some good photos to post.
Marylu

Marylu, your garden room is unbelievably beautiful, your roses, the brickwork, the fountain. What a lovely garden you have created. if you don't mind me asking, what is the name of the rose on the fence, right hand side of the first picture.

Annette

mary lu, your garden is lovely, just outstanding. I have saved your picture for two years (the brick and fountain area) to hopefully, one day "copy" it. I love it.

Mary Lu ~ I always love seeing pictures of your gardens and blooms. I'm always in awe of what you have created. Thanks for the beautiful eye candy and the inspiration.

FlowerLady

Mary Lu, your photos are indeed a breath of fresh spring air. i just love the little statues and things you have tucked in here and there. The roses are glorious already, I can't imagine how beautiful they will be in a couple weeks. I'm looking forward to seeing your new rose tree too. What part of your yard is it planted in?

Also, how do you protect your fountain during the winter? Do you take it all apart and turn the bowls upside down or?? I have one and it is so heavy that I can no longer do that. Water sitting in it all winter (rain, snow, freeze, thaw) is really destroying it and it's so large I can't easily cover it with plastic, plus the winds usually tear the plastic off. Your's is even larger so I can't help but wonder what you do to protect yours.

MeMo

Sorry I haven't posted more pics on the gallery yet. Been busy trying to get the garden room "done" and looking good to take more pics. This morning I mulched around the fountain and now I am cleaning up the paths (about 1/2 done). Every morning when I go out more roses are starting to open. Hopefully I will be done yet today and then I will take more pics, I promise.

Memo...yes we do somewhat take the fountain apart. It is 2 pieces. The center pillar/bowls are all one piece. We carry that into the screened porch for the winter. The frog pan we put a 5 gallon bucket in the center and then cover with plastic. Looks kind of ugly but does protect it. Sometime this year we are going to have to refinish the fountain. Our water has so much lime, that it builds up in layers on the rims of the bowls. We have tried different stuff in the water but haven't found anything that really prevents the lime build up. We usually end up using Lime Away or stuff like it to clean it up. That really does a number on the paint. So that is something to "look forward" to. I remember the first time we painted it. There was a heated discussion if I remember correctly! :-)

It must not be cement then? Mine is cement and is begining to deteriorate from the water sitting in it, not the bowls but the pillars. I'm going to have to make a form and build up the cement on the one of the bases, somehow. Thanks for the information.

MeMo

No, our fountain is cast aluminum. Very bright and shiny before we painted it. One of the nice things about cast aluminum is that it does not rust like cast iron will and it is somewhat lighter in weight. However, occasional painting is a must.

All my statuary, however, is cement/concrete. I have painted most of that as well. A few pieces were left "raw", like the cherub that I posted in the garden stroll thread.
Marylu