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July pretties from my Michigan garden...(lots!)

11 years ago

Here are some of my highlights lately...

Mojave

Tropical Punch

Pristine

Julio Iglesias

someone munching on Pink Promise

this one was labeled as Hot n Spicy but I think it is something else, any ideas?

Grimaldi

New Day

Bouquet that is filled with Happy colors...seriously could not walk by this without smelling and smiling :) Clockwise from Double Delight, Queen Elizabeth, New Day, Blue Lagoon, Headliner, New Day and in the middle, Tiffany

Double Delight

Raspberry Cream Twirl climber

Paradise

Dick Clark

Natasha Monet

Medallion

Blue Lagoon

Queen Elizabeth

Peace -- do you see the heart?

This was was labeled Arizona but I think it may be mislabeled...still pretty though!

Thanks for letting me share, hope you all enjoyed my little garden tour!

Andrea

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Comments (17)

TNY78
11 years ago
Very nice collection! Your red mislabeled looks like my Rouge Royal, and the possible Arizona mislabel looks like the Centennial Star which I grow :)

Tammy
nanadollZ7 SWIdaho
11 years ago
Mmmm...looks so cool crisp and delightful, I want to dive into one of the pics to escape the heat here! Lovely photos, and the mislabeled ones are gorgeous. Is it hot up there in Michigan? Here my rose blooms are shriveled and fried, or not blooming at all. Diane
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Thanks, everyone! Seil -- The teachers loved the flowers, I was just sad I didn't have enough to make bouquets for all of the staff like secretary, music teacher, etc. -- I just did not have the blooms available this early after such a harsh winter so I decided I would just do each child's teacher. Flaming Peace sure put on a show! Ingrid -- thank you! I am just getting into roses and adore the old garden roses, even though I grow mostly new ones. I need some more room so I can have a special old garden rose corner! For now I will just have to visit the forum and enjoy looking at those! Madri -- Thanks, the flowers were a big hit at the school! Everyone wanted to smell them and couldn't believe they were all from my garden. I love seeing photos of roses from everywhere but it is special to see some pretty ones come from colder zones, and the spring is so special after being inside for months! Sara-Ann -- Thank you! I love seeing the other Michigan gardens on here, gives me some hope that I can keep my garden going! Jim -- Thanks, yes it was definitely worth the wait! I planted a whole second row late last season so I'm seeing a lot of these bloom for the first time and it is delightful! Martinca -- Thank you, yes it was quite the winter up here! Surprisingly I lost more during the 12/13 winter, but I think that was because I was a newbie and not planting properly for my zone. Kate -- Thanks! Yes, Dream Come True is an eye catcher, my husband even commented on that one! Peace is always a gorgeous rose, I agree! I have some more photos I took today of that bloom opening up and it is even prettier all full and pink tipped! Iris-gal -- Thank you! It is a pleasure to share! Carol -- Thank you! I agree about Kordes Perfecta, I could not believe that bloom form, and it held for at least two days! I planted my two Kordes Perfectas last year so this is my first time seeing them bloom as established (or at least second year) roses and they are really a treat. Thanks for letting me share :) Andrea
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lesmc
11 years ago
Lovely....beautiful roses! I must agree with nanadoll....everything in my garden is fried! No rose blooms at all.I could not put together a bouquet if my life depended on it. Worst garden year to date. So....I really enjoyed your photos. Lesley
boxofrox
11 years ago
Forget the nummykitchen thang, that's a VERY nummygarden ;-)

The first and the last are right in my wheelhouse, those are my favorite colors. The red almost looks like a DA like maybe Falstaff or the like, depending on how true the color is ?
nummykitchen
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks for the sweet comments! You are all so inspirational to this first year gardener.

Tammy, thank you! I looked at Rouge Royal and the shape seems right but mine seems a little more of the magenta side, but I've only seen two blooms so far. That would be pretty neat if I accidentally got an Centennial Star! I actually had that one on my wishlist from Regan's. Does you CS pink out during the end of the bloom?

Diane, thank you! I took lots of these after I watered, I wish it were cool and crisp up here! The weather has came down a little to the low 90s high 80s which is much better than it was a couple of weeks ago over 100. We are is a drought as well but I've been pretty diligent watering the roses since this is their first year. Sorry to hear yours fried! I had a few plants fry but most have done okay.

Lesley, thanks, glad you enjoyed :) I am so sorry your garden has fried also! This is my first year gardening so I have nothing to compare it to, but I can't imagine how sad it would be to have nothing blooming because of the weather.

Thanks, Boxofrox! I should have made my screen name NummyGarden! NummyKitchen is the name of my cooking blog (another hobby but I haven't posted much lately) and I just carried it over to this site :) nummykitchen.blogspot.com
The color on my reddish mystery is more magenta than red...I'll post another pic of my other bloom (only has had two blooms so far)

Another picture of my mystery rose...

and a few more pictures I took this afternoon...

Headliner

Pink Don Juan

and Black Baccara, this was a surprise find at a local nursery that I couldn't pass up last week!

Have a great night, everyone!
User
11 years ago
So many beauties,..love them all,..strange to see someone else with raindrops on roses,..its almost everyday thing here.
bethnorcal9
11 years ago
Beautiful blooms! Never heard of TROPICAL PUNCH or BLUE LAGOON. Where'd you find those? Your mislabeled ARIZONA looks like DREAM COME TRUE.
inga007
11 years ago
Loved all your "highlights", just keep 'em coming.
Krista_5NY
11 years ago
What beautiful blooms, great pics!
canadian_rose
11 years ago
Oh my goodness!!! Such beauty!!! Headliner screams out "I'M GORGEOUS!! BUY ME!!!" :)
You have fabulous roses. I mean really, c'mon!!
Carol
seil zone 6b MI
11 years ago
Just beautiful, nummy! I see your Dick Clark has paled out too in the heat. And I wouldn't judge that Arizona yet either. It could just be off color because of the temperatures. I've noticed that a lot of my roses seem smaller and paler in color this season.
sara_ann-z6bok
10 years ago
Don't how I missed this, I love your roses! They are so healthy looking. I love them all, but the Blue Lagoon, Mojave and Pink Don Juan are just gorgeous!
nummykitchen
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks so much, Sara-Ann! These photos were from last year so I'm surprised to see them bumped up to the top :) I lost my Tropical Punch over the winter but replaced it with Ambassador which looks similar.

My Pink Don Juan's blooms aren't usually that well shaped and picture worthy so I'm glad I got that shot when I did!
sara_ann-z6bok
10 years ago
Nummy - I guess it was me who bumped it up. I'm fairly new to this forum and I remember one post you had earlier in the season and how lovely your roses were. I hadn't seen anything else of yours and was curious, so I did a search and this one came up, didn't notice it said 2012, I thought I had missed it. Doesn't matter though, I thoroughly enjoyed it. You have really good taste in roses!
nummykitchen
Original Author
10 years ago
Aww thanks! I haven't been around the forum much, had surgery in July and haven't been able to tend to or photograph much of the garden. Your comment made my day! Will have to see if I can dig up some new ones to share :)

Andrea
sara_ann-z6bok
10 years ago
Andrea - Hope you are recovering nicely and I wish you the best. It makes me feel good that I made your day! I enjoy your roses so much and I very much look forward to when you are able to post some more.
jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
10 years ago
Yes I hope your feeling better also! :)

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