Some from the weekend

carla17

16 years ago

Rotes Meer

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Lady Emma Hamilton, this bud took forever to open!

Open more and a little lighter

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Thank you,

Carla

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lesdvs9
16 years ago
Beautiful roses Carla, what a wonderful shade of pink that Rotes Meer is. Lady Emma was well worth the wait though, she's gorgeous. I'll bet you checked her every day too:) Beautiful clematis & Iris match, I love both of them. Thanks for sharing them all. How many clematis do you have now?
carla17
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16 years ago
Thanks Leslie. I only have 15 clems so far. I think I could get hooked on them. :-) It's a little daunting when all of the roses open, but very enjoyable.

Carla
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Prettypetals_GA_7-8
16 years ago
Great pictures. I love Lady Emma Hamilton. Beautiful!! Judy
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
16 years ago
The pictures are all wonderful, but I especially love Rotes Meer. How is the rebloom on that rose and does this rugosa do well in a warm garden?

Thanks for the lovely shots.

Ingrid
Krista_5NY
16 years ago
Oh my, I love the colors of the blooms, the second pic of Lady Emma Hamilton looks scrumptious.
bethnorcal9
16 years ago
Beautiful roses Carla... but I really LOVE that clematis!!
iris_gal
16 years ago
Beautiful roses! And the iris ain't bad :-)
carla17
Original Author
16 years ago
Judy, thank you very much. :-)
Ingrid, it is hard to catch the color of Rotes Meer but it is more violet than pink. I love it too.
Thank you.
Krista, I'm anxious to see what a mature Lady Emma would look like. I like the colors now but she is still in a pot.
Beth, I knew you you would like the clematis. I must have been in quite a blue mood because I have about 5 blue/lavender ones.
Iris, thank you!

Carla
BecR
16 years ago
Beautiful Carla! I esp love the Rotes Meer and the clematis/iris colors. Becky
bgrose
16 years ago
What beautiful roses, Carla! I love the color of Emma and the shape of Rotes Meer.
carla17
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you Becky. I do love my rugosas.
bgrose, Thank you for the compliments.

Carla
aprille
16 years ago
They are pretty Carla - I still have to see blooms on my Lady Emma this year, there are buds, just nothing looks set to open any time soon! Love the colour of Rotes Meer. Love the Clematis too. I just bought a few from Koi after seeing a thread about their sales, hope they do well. Last time I attempted to buy Clematis it was from Wayside and out of 10 only 2 have made it with only one blooming. I also got some from Costco - that was a mistake! None of them made it either.

Thanks for sharing.

Aprille
carla17
Original Author
16 years ago
Aprille, before last year, when I ordered a few clematis, I bought some at Lowe's and they have done beautifully. Of course this year I fell into Koi Pond's sale... Now I have 15 or so. I'm sorry to hear some of yours didn't come through!
Thank you for looking at my pictures.

Carla

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