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Photos From my Garden

18 years ago

Hi everyone

I have some pics from my garden here,

hope you enjoy them:

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my kitchen sink!!

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What do you think?

cheers

Michelle

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Comments (15)

Kiwi_oz
18 years ago
I think you have a beautiful lot of flowers.
hard to pick which is the prettiest between them.
Heather
ashmeri
18 years ago
Just had a look at my kitchen sink and wish it looked as wonderful as yours does.
I can only dream of having that many roses ready to pick and display.
They are all so beautiful.
Marion
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Your Electron is pretty. I have one now, but it hasn't been going full blast since last year's bad Easter freeze. I think it will recover. Electron takes a couple years to get established, but once it gets going, and if it can be kept healthy, it will do quite well. Keeping it disbudded to make it one bloom per stem will keep you up nights, and it does have thorns. I hope rust is not a problem in your area because I have had problems in the past with rust on Electron. This is just a heads-up for that one. Your Christopher Columbus is quite showy. I haven't seen much of that one. I don't have it at the moment either, but it has a bright color. It appears similar in color to Kordes' Brilliant. That one can stop traffic also. Your Dream Come True almost looks like Perfect Moment, but I can't be sure because I am not growing Dream Come True. It has a nice color to it. The form of the flower is a question in my mind. The one you are unsure about, the pink and white one, could be any number of flowers, but it looks too shy on petal count to be Kordes' Perfecta, which I have, or Moonstone, which I do not have but have seen plenty of, and it doesn't look like my Secret. So, other than say it has a nice color to it, I have to withhold judgment.
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Thank you,Thank you,kathy, for the gorgeous photo of the Daylily.Its beautiful,I love that eye and the edging around the peddles.I will be on the look out for this one too.Thank you,,More please, :) The roses are gorgeous too,Love Marilyn Monroe,Never tire os looking at this one,and I don't have a single bloom on mine right now.Yout Hot Cocoa holds up in the heat,and mine wilts bad in it,and looks like a Burnt dishrag in a few hrs.And Maggie is great,She don't mind the heat at all,but mine has very few leaves on it right now.It has rained and rained and then hot,and BS has got them all.The leaves has turned yellow and fell off.The Hibiscus is so pretty,too.I use to have about 15 of them in all colors,but got tired of trying to find places to put them in the winter,and got rid of them.Now I want Just Joey,hes gorgeous. Thanks for sharing all your beauties.Love it. Jean
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Jan_Willem_John
18 years ago
They are all Beautiful and I like the kitchen sink,it's a marvelous display Michelle.
JWB
goldhills
18 years ago
Wish that was the only thing in my kitchen sink instead of the pile of dirty dishes that never seems to go away.

It would be lovely to have that many flowers to pick for the house, they are beautiful.
mistymorn
18 years ago
HI Michelle We have not heard from you for a while such a busy time of the year for most, just love your pics. My roses are resting at present, but the regrowth with new buds is amazing and I too will have heaps of new flowers soon ( I hope ).

I think your kitchen sink belongs in "Home Beautiful" or one of those mags, such a beautiful selection of roses, did you grow the tulips as well, if you did you are so lucky. Isn't it wonderful to have so many flowers in the garden. I gave my neighbour a basket full of roses and buds a couple of weeks ago and yesterday she gave me a bunch of double gerbera so I am very lucky too. I like that Mary Mc K could you post a close up one day when you have time Thanks....Cheers..MM.
User
18 years ago
What a lovely selection of roses. Beautiful. Well done.
Cheers,
Dee.
rosesforme
Original Author
18 years ago
Oh!!!How lovely to have such wonderful responses.
Thankyou so much everyone:))

Yes- I think the kitchen sink is a wonderful photo.

The garden seems to gone beserk after DH came back from the farm with bags of real cow manure.
It seems to have done the trick.Its as though they have been on steroids !!!!

MM I have been very busy with school breakups,concerts & Christmas funtions as we all are I guess.
The flowers in the vases were given to my daughter for her dancing.She is a beautiful dancer, especially her classical ballet. She will be studing dance for VCE next year while she is in Year 10.

I have included a pic of Mary McKillop .
Its a wonderful rose.The blooms last for at least 2 weeks on the bush and the colours are sensational.This is a new rose for me this year and I have been thrilled with it. Very hardy.

The colour is beautiful in the way it changes to a paler ,subtle form of intense pink.I think it has a gentle perfume(I can't remember!!)I'll follow this up when I get outside and post a reply.
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Thankyou everyone for your interest,
Cheers
Michelle
greencroc
18 years ago
What do I think,very neat and oh so pretty,great to look at Michelle,greencroc.
rosesforme
Original Author
18 years ago
Hi
back again.
re Mary McK
The tag says lightly perfumed but I cant smell any thing.
Maybe when the rose gets a bit older it will come.
cheers
Michelle
mistymorn
18 years ago
Thanks Michelle for that Info it is such a beautiful Rose .
Ahhh but they all are....Cheers..MM
heather_b
18 years ago
Lovely photos. Heritage is really gorgeous, as is the kitchen sink!
rosesforme
Original Author
18 years ago
Hi again
isnt it hilarious how everyone loves the kitchen sink!!
I guess it is an unusual photo.
I think its great-a bit different:))
cheers
Michelle
greencroc
18 years ago
It,s a lovely sink and the roses aren,t bad either Michelle,greencroc.
rosesforme
Original Author
18 years ago
lol lol greencroc

Isnt it great to have a laugh hey?

cheers
Michelle
barbarah_70
18 years ago
Lovely collection!

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