Spring Flush with Rain - pictures
Now doesn't that sound like the title of a painting. My whole garden looks like a painting to me right now! I have not posted many photos for the past several years, but yesterday in the soft rain I was inspired to go outdoors, cell phone camera in hand. Here are my results.
Marie Pavie in duplicate. I'm thinking of moving the sundial somewhere it can actually be seen.
Gertrude Jekyll trained on the fence, with Bardou Job above it.
This is the Olive Tree Garden I've mentioned many times, olive tree in the background. I could call it the Tower Garden. What you see to the right is one my my DH Tom's ham radio towers. We tolerate each other's interests.
The Golden Dawn tazetta daffodils are finishing up. On the fence, not yet blooming is a huge Rambling Rector. It's a later bloomer. The empty looking panel has a young Niles Cochet, and the climber next over is Cl Devoniensis. After that is a peach tree. Peering in is a small herd of deer. Sometimes I throw my rose prunings over the fence for them. Well, in a really bad drought year I do. It's actually not a good idea to feed deer; the population just gets denser.
Here Archie and Nero completely ignore Buff Beauty. Must be something small scurrying by the fountain.
I'll save the rest of the pictures for another post. I don't want to make it too graphics intense for those of us with slower connections.
Rosefolly
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Comments (18)kitty, what a neat thing to happen; I always feel honored when a bird chooses a nest in my garden. I hope your epi can live through its ordeal. It's funny, I have the same situation in regard to the rain; I just noticed rust on one of my La France. I really hate rust! Carol, here are pictures of the roadrunners that you requested. They're such comical birds. Sometimes I can hear a cracking noise outside and will see it's one of the roadrunners breaking open a snail on the concrete. They often make a big mess in the garden and on the pathways when they're digging for snails and slugs. Mr. Meep Meep (males have the facial markings) A sunbath is a good thing I'm really rather gorgeous! Nice wheels! Just moving right along When it rains I look for snails and slugs (ignore the hairdo!) Ingrid...See MoreSpring flush coming soon!
Comments (4)If you prune now, you will destroy all those many buds you are so happy about! If you absolutely need to do more pruning, I'd wait until the roses finish their first cycle of bloom. They usually have a rest period after each cycle--perfect time for pruning, if needed. Are you sure you want to do more pruning? I'm not sure DA roses, as a rule, like drastic pruning. For the early spring pruning of my DA roses, I just prune out brown/dead canes, any diseased-looking canes, and any canes in the center that are crossing each other too closely and rubbing against each other. Then I shape the over-all bush a little bit, sometimes giving it a light "haircut" all over. I have seen some posts occasionally about some Austins not liking strong pruning. I also remember reading in a DA catalog that David Austin recommends mid-summer pruning to keep the size of the large bushes under control--but I don't think he meant any drastic cutting back. Perhaps others with more pruning experience can add some helpful advice here. Looking forward to your pics. Third year usually works like a charm for shrub roses. Kate...See MoreThe "Spring Flush"
Comments (10)I'm so sorry your garden is still struggling, Ingrid - I was only thinking recently how beautifully fresh everything was looking in some recent photos you posted - I'm not sure if I posted a comment, but I thought it. Adaptability to changing physical realities must indeed be the key to survival - of all sorts of dreams as well as gardens - but I know sometimes that can be so hard, even to know what or how to adapt successfully. Just out of interest, have you tried interspersing any of your tough Californian natives amongst the roses? I know it's a tricky one to pull off here, since many of our native species cannot tolerate phosphorous, and so would be harmed by rose fertilisers, but I am planning/hoping to try putting in a few toughish/species/not-too-far-from-species roses (Rosa Primula, Golden Wings, and Autumn Delight - the hybrid musk) this winter to mingle with our locally indigenous Callitris Gracilis (a columnular evergreen), Banksia Marginata (scrubby tree/shrub with yellow candle-like inflorescences, Xanthorea Semi-Plana (local grass-tree), and Acacia Pycnantha (golden wattle), with a yellow tea or tea-noisette (maybe Duchesse d'Auerstadt) climbing into the wattle tree from a different bed where I can feed it; along with various dark and bright green/ grey/ purple-leafed ground covers. I'm hoping they might all agree to be friends, if the roses will put up with starvation rations, and harmonise visually in a rather delicious semi-wild sort of yellow/ grey/ green/ purple mosaic on my roadside verge. (I have pictures on Pinterest, but no idea how to get them out of there and into Houzz, otherwise I'd post them.) Do you grow R. Californica/Californica Plena? It looks very pretty in photos, but don't know if it would do well in your conditions. I'm sorry to have to confess, that's the only Californian native I know of. I love the idea of mixing wild and slightly-more-cultivated plants into a not-quite wild, not quite tamed landscape! Comtesse :¬)...See MoreSpring Flush begins in Kansas--pictures from the last few days
Comments (6)Zéphirine Drouhin Burgundian Rose Sophie's Perpetual Anne-Marie de Montravel And now, to say goodbye to a friend. I've had Applejack four years, but it has gotten as big and healthy as it can in a container. Last year it repeatedly sent out roots from the bottom of the pot. So, yesterday it was off the the annual plant exchange we have here in Lawrence, I think he got a good home where he can truly stretch out and grow. and yes, I'll probably get another band of it fairly soon--the fragrance is pretty unique, and fragrance is my biggest priority with roses. And now, some of the new bands that have arrived this spring. This first one I posted a few pics of in another thread, but here it is all fully blown, blued and quilled. Remember, with Catalonia, bluing and quilling are _features_, not flaws. Mountain Music, another rose I had ordered several times previously and always got the wrong one until now......See MoreRosefolly
8 years agoBoth are doing well, Jackie. Funny how the first one that just sat there for several years took off right after I planted yours. This one is yours. I was going to include it with the next post, but since you ask, I'll include it here.
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