Share your recent rose pictures
I would love for you to share pictures of your favorite aspect of rose gardening, whether it's bouquets, individual blooms, full bush shots or all of the above!
This season, mine has been bouquets. I've posted most of these in the gallery one at a time, these are some of my recent favorites. I had no idea I would have this many roses at this time, it's been fun!
I'll try to name some of the varieties that I've used. Midas Touch, Peace, Tiffany, Pink Promise, Perfume Delight, Liebeszauber, Dick Clark, Beverly, Double Delight, Sheila's Perfume, Poseidon, Pope John Paul II, Firefighter, Veteran's Honor, JFK, Royal Amethyst, Julia Child, Belinda's Dream, Isabella Sprunt, Grande Dame, Tropicana, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Souvenir de la Malmaison, and Sunsprite.
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Comments (54)RE: My picture of Queen of Sweden. This is one bush. Dr. Huey grafted and about 3-4 years old. She will bloom like this for me about twice each spring and then sporadically the rest of the season. Another good thing I like about her is that she's very disease resistant (as well as having a low amount of thorns). She's a winner in my book. I think she's a relatively new introduction (last 10 years or less). Here's a picture of a bloom.......Maryl...See MoreRecent Pictures (very pic heavy)
Comments (14)Hey Guys, thanks so much for all the great comments. I'll start with 'Blue Girl'. This is my first year with her. Her first flash of blooms started about two weeks ago and I remove the last spent bloom from her today. There are lot of buds on her for the next flush. My husband, who is not into gardening at all, went to The Home Depot to buy a tool and stumble upon some bare root roses. He brought her home to me that night along with Miss American Beauty and Pascali. You want to talk about a proud man. From that night in March until she bloomed he told anyone who would listen about the blue rose bush he bought for his wife. Now, if I had been a smart woman it would have accrued to me to sit him down and explain that the blooms would not likely be blue but some shade of purple. Like I said, IF I were a smart woman, no such luck. He went to check on her nearly every night after work. So the day she open I couldn't wait for him to see it. Well I found him staring down at her beautiful lavender blooms, thinking he would be so pleased. When he looked up at and said "I feel like a foul!" I laugh out loud. And told him that if we cut them and put them in some water with blue food colouring they would like turn blue. He was heart broken. I swear I will take this one to my grave. Too Funny. Anyway all three of the roses he got that day are listed on Dave's Garden as being hardy to Zone 7a. So I think I will dig up Blue Girl, mulch the other two and hope for the best. The Petunias I started the end of February from pelleted seeds I bought off E Bay. And put them out in the middle of April. They were so easy I had nearly 100% success rate. I used the lights from the two Aerogardens I got for Christmas to get them stared. After they were on their way I took the lights away to get something else start and they patiently waited to be put out. And finally the Chinese Houses. They are not a wildflower here. I got the seeds as a free gift with some other seeds I bought. They are an annual. I laterally just through the seeds at the ground and forgot them. I was pleasantly surprised when the bloomed. Annie- I do what I can ;) You should defiantly try Astilbe again. C'mon everyone else is donnin it!!! LOL I got this shot this morning I under planted astilbe between The Fairy and Heritage as they both droop. Now the droop down on astilbe instead of the mud. And The fairy offers shade since she is in front. krycek1984- I only have a handful of poppies in bloom today and another handful left to bloom. Mine were late even for my area. I through the seeds down on the snow in February. I am really not sure why they were so late. This is my first year growing poppies. Gerylady-gardener, I started the petunias in February. For Lilyfinch and Craftlady I find it so hard to take nice picture of the whole garden. But I gave it my best go. Please excuse the mess we are in the middle of splitting wood. This bed runs along side the garage and has four margaret merril, one abe darby and white foxglove. Christin- Every year I say, next year I'm spraying. But then I never do. I have to admit, used a bit of creative cropping. Although this has been a great year. Just a bit of blackspot on a few things and the roses only have a few half eat leaves here and there. I really can't answer your colour question as this is her first flush. However it has been really hot here the last few weeks. I bought the petunia seeds and have been really vigilant about dead heading. So I haven't looked for seed heads. I plan to just buy more. The pelleted seeds make it so easy. Thank you again for looking. Carrie...See MoreMy Recent Antique Rose Mail Order From Rose Petals Nursery
Comments (47)Kentucky - I have been trying to figure out how to make some raised beds- or raised pots for the front yard landscaping. I don't want the look of basic garden vegetable beds for around the front of the house though. I thought maybe I could dig 2 ft hole and put a 2 ft raised planter on top of it, that night work. I iam also thinking about making very big planters (they are ridiculously expensive to buy. I am not sure about the aestetic for my front landscaping, but after considering many materials and my craftsmanship capabilities I have a plan. I will just have to try it and see how it looks. It could sit above ground, part in ground or in ground. My design is 2"x2" wood frame cube (or taller) dark cedar stained (ECO friendly and plant safe). Side and bottom panels of 1" hardware cloth. Inner lining of natural burlap. It would sit on 8" concrete blocks (in ground) with the hole side up foradditional drainage. Inside bottom filled with river rocks then another lining of burlap to contain the soil and the plant and finally mulch on top, of course. It would have to be big enough to allow 3'x3' space for the roots to grow in the soil area. Again, the aestetic is the probelm (aside form all the hard work and digging). I think it wold look descent but odd. To build a retaining wall for the space under the front window of the house would not look right eiterh at the height I need it to be. I think the real solution is to pay for a backhoe to come in here and excavate the clay and then have new soil put in - way too expensive for me right now. I do have one narrow strip on the west side of the front yard that I am lining with concrete blocks to build up that soil area. I plan on very tall trellises lining that hill (all my land is hilly) and covering them with rose and jasmine vines as a privacy fence. The probelm is the area is part shade - never sunny and that is not goo for any of the plants I like. I bought the Charles Darrow Hybrid Musk for that location as it is reported by others to grow and bloom very well in shade. I also have some varieties of Jasmine that might do in that spot. I am also thinking of Camelias and Sky Pencil Holly. My Hollies are about 1ft tall now. It will be years before they grow big enough....See MoreShare your pictures of multi-color, bi-color and striped roses
Comments (107)These are are so lovely! Hopefully a few of mine will start blooming soon and I can add to the pics! Anyone know where I can find Memphis Music online? I'm doing a search but haven't found anywhere yet....See More
fragrancenutter
7 years agoAll your bouquets are beautiful Sara-Ann!
I agree training climbers are fun!
I will share a few pictures of roses that I don't use as cut flowers but beautiful in the garden.
Ebb Tide in a pot
Marie Pavie in a pot
Devoniensis at night. I am completely surprised how large these tea roses flowers are. This one is about 15 cm in diameter. I thought they were meant to be smaller. Anyway, I like them large and fragrant!
Duchess de Brabant. I hacked this rose back to 10 cm from the ground last winter and she sprung right back. The books will tell you you shouldn't hard prune tea roses like this but I beg to differ!
jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agofragrancenutter and Sara-Ann and totoro great looking roses!
My two most recent pics I took...
Today...
Julia Child this past Saturday:
Lisa Adams
7 years agoGreat roses! Here is a shot of my very first Claire Austin bloom with a bloom of Mary Rose.
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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Ann9BNCalif
7 years agoHi Sara - your thread got me thinking and I believe that fragrance might be my #1 enjoyment in growing roses, followed by taking photos and sharing them. I love going to the Rose Gallery, Rose Forum, and Facebook to check out everyone's pics - I learn so much from pictures and comments. Too bad no one has figured out how to incorporate scent into photography - that would be really awesome! Here are a few of my favorite photos from this year - I try to capture a sense of abundance whenever it's possible.
Gertrude Jekyll - April
Jude the Obscure - July
Lyda Rose - May
Molineux - May
Olivia Rose Austin - July
Ann
Lisa Adams
7 years agoKen (N.E.GA.mts) 7a/b
7 years agoI enjoy taking pictures of my roses. Period. Bouquets, Exhibiting, single blooms, lots of blooms on the bush and full bush shouts. Here's a few.
A bouquet I cut for work a few weeks ago. Louise Estes, John F. Kennedy and Let Freedom Ring
Two of my winners at the Deep South District Convention and Show a couple of weeks ago. The white rose is Whirlaway. It was the Miniflora Queen. Also shown is The Katy Lampkin Mini/Miniflora Challenge. Two matching mini sprays. Soroptimist International.
Gemini
Molineux
Remember Me
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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bethnorcal9
7 years agoLovely bouquets as always, Sara-Ann! Beautiful roses everybody! The MOLINEUXs are to die for!! Mine never looks like that!!
I love to take pics of my roses too. I rarely cut them. I prefer to enjoy them in the garden.
Here's a few pics from the other day:
GRANDE AMORE - looking happy to be in the ground.. finally!
LOVESTRUCK - love the Fall version
OCTOBERFEST
PICNIC
POINSETTIA
RECONCILIATION
DAHLIA ROSE
VERSILIA - the only florist rose I ever got to root...
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoWell, goodness gracious, mine certainly aren't in the same category as the gorgeousness above, but as a newbie they're all I have. : )
(Click to enlarge.)
Summer Romance: I love the swirled centers!
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Munstead Wood being dark and moody in lower light: I love the hint of quartering!
rosecanadian
7 years agokentucky_rose zone 6
7 years agoSara -Ann, bouquets and love Baby's Breath. Today I expanded a couple of rose pictures.
Randy Scott
Mohana
Another arrangement today with Baby's Breath
This was from yesterday...love the cat/mini size ratio
Buford_NE_GA_7A
7 years agoHere is some I took today. Many of my roses are still going strong.
Randy ScottRandy Scott, Paradise, Moonstone in the background Pink Peace
Miss All American Beauty
Moonstone
JFK with a visitor
Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
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Lynn-in-TX-Z8b- Austin Area/Hill Country
7 years agoHere are a few from the past couple of weeks.
Cl America
Barbara Streisand
Love Song
Mme. Joseph Schwartz
Munstead Wood
SDLM
Black Magic
Princess Alexandria of Kent
SDLM Rouge
SDLM
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
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bethnorcal9
7 years agorosecanadian
7 years agoVaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
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Kristine LeGault 8a pnw
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Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley