Absolutely gorgeous flowers one and all.

Rudabeckia always been a favorite, and the Mason bees go crazy over it.

I have dumped so many roses over the years that were probably fine roses, unless they were blackspot. Magnets,
But I see something that catches my eye and I am looking for a place for it.

I think for now. out of Rosenheim shall stay. She is darn healthy.

Yikes! How could I have forgotten Rouge Royale when I listed my reds up above! Thank you for the reminder, Diane! RR is a great red rose. I hope yours will develop a scent as she ages. I believe the color deepens with age, too. I know you like the darker ones best. My fav red color is Munstead. I was asking about Love Song and Angel Face because I'm entertaining the idea of trying Love Song again (insanity?) on multiflora, if Palatine offers her. I grew Angel Face in CA, and love her ruffles, but pretty sure she is a skimpy bloomer here. So far, Poseidon looks promising. I love your daisies! They go with everything, especially roses. Love the Shastas with Evelyn. The last pic in the daisy group is wonderful with the blue campanula(?) providing the finishing touch, like a punctuation mark. Also love your snaps with such unusual coloring. Tamora with purple snaps is a great and unexpected combination.

Kristine, I found a lot of satisfaction last season removing a bunch of roses I wasn't thrilled with. Once I got started, I just kept going and even removed a perfectly healthy 6' Cape Diamond. Augusta Luise lives there, now, and I couldn't be happier. For your next big family gathering, you could have Out of R all dug up and potted with a big bow on it and award it as the door prize to one of your lucky relatives. Or, find a neighbor, as Lilyfinch did, who would love to dig it up and haul it off. But, the best idea is another box. Then, you could buy more roses to fill it up.

Flowers, thanks so much for all your comments. I'm inundating the thread with photos. My Angel Face is grafted on Doc H, and she isn't very cold hardy, either. Her graft union is not buried enough because there is solid layer of (can't think of the name--like hard pan) that prevented me from digging further. I heap extra compost (lots) on her, and also Augusta, both Love Songs, and Ballerina because she isn't planted deeply either. Later, every rose gets the compost treatment, but the borderline hardy roses get it first in November. I need some new campanula. One clump got full of grass that I haven't been able to remove, but I about ruined the plant trying. And the bed they are in gets too much water from sprinkler runoff down the sloping front yard. I hope I have half the energy you have in removing roses. Every time I think of removing that tree, Brother Cadfael, I get a sick feeling--not from loss, but the work. I know what you mean about feeling satisfied. That's how I felt when Princess ThugAOK was out and gone.

Here is Augusta Luise and Golden Celebration (posted this yesterday in the design thread; also Evelyn and Julia in a back bed). Diane

Rabbits can eat a smaller rose bush to the ground L Clark (zone 4 WY) so can deer etc/

WOWSER great photos everyone! :-)

Too hot to go outside, so I'm 'gardening' on Garden Web today. I expect some of you are doing the same.

Diane, I know about not being able to dig deeply enough for roses. I don't have that hard layer you referred to, but I do have boulders too big to get out. So, my roses are staggered erratically to bypass those monsters. It's frustrating when you're trying to plant in a design of sorts, like a circle around a birdbath or such. You are not inundating the thread by any stretch of the imagination. We love seeing your roses and how they're planted with perennials and annuals. You inspire all of us. Augusta is thrilling as always and I love how Evelyn blooms in clusters for you. Mine doesn't do that. Garden of Eden came to mind when I saw the photo just above. Oh my goodness!! I would pull up a chair so I could sit there and take that scene in for a good long spell. That belongs in a garden publication to illustrate how the right companions for the right roses look so natural, as if it just happened.

Cool here today Flowers as we had alot of thunderstorms and about 1 inch of rain fall...stayed around 70 degrees... Those real hot days you just want to stay inside...

Lucky you, Jim! We probably won't see 70˚ again until fall. A cool reprieve in the weather must help with your wife's recovery. How is she coming along?

Trish! Where are you? Not seeing you here and knowing Rosie has had recent problems is worrisome. Trusting all is well.

@Diane- You really can't overdo it with photos on this thread! I also love seeing the annuals and perennials mixed with the roses! The rudbeckia is really interesting! Love the snapdragons too. I've never grown snaps, so this may sound very rookie, but do you have to deadhead them? Or do they just bloom away? Also you asked about my golden celebration; I just planted it this year. But it shows real vigour and is growing and blooming really well. I'm hoping that it gets big in the spot I gave him. I'm also loving my new PAOK, will see how she does for me here. I know you removed it for various reasons mentioned before. Here's hoping I can grow this one well here! Because I love the bright colour of her.

@Flowers - the cover for the patio furniture is 1 large waterproof cover. It's kind of built like a large fitted sheet. We just roll it up and shove it underneath the couch in the corner. Because of our deck setup, no one would really see it. That's how lazy I am! I could walk it over to the shed 15 feet, but no.

@lilyfinch - I would love to see your tree roses when they get bigger. I love them & I really don't think I could ever grow them here. A 3d ultrasound will be so exciting! The visual of you gardening made me laugh. I also like to get down on my knees to garden, but am finding that I'm not as limber as I once was. And I'm not pregnant or even that advanced in age, lol!

@Kristine - your roses are looking great! I'm in the same boat on a couple of my roses too. This is the time of year, where I start to re-examine what's what. I have a few healthy roses that are nice, but I don't love them. So in my head, I'm rearranging for next spring already. I also have a few holes to fill with perennials, etc. But I'm thinking of using what I already have and not adding more varieties. But I do love so many plants that I don't want to settle for a few. But I'm also wanting a bit more cohesiveness, so maybe using more of the same plants would do that too. I also need to relocate 7 roses from where they are next spring, so I probably should not buy anymore stuff either, hehe. Ah the joys of gardening!

My wifes doing better and better each day flowersaremusic! Thanks!

Lady Lucille daylilies

Compassion doing amazing in the 100 degree dry heat and

Sunflowers are starting to bloom

A cutting of Rose de Rescht I stuck in this huge pot last Fall.

Jim, 70 degrees--what's that? the low? Our temps are broiling, so I've been inside a lot the last several days. It will continue here in the 101F range for the next week. Yuck. But I am pleased with how everything looks. All my roses are blooming well, but a few laggards that are just sputtering. I will name the slackers: Brother Cadfael; Jude the Obscure; some shaded Evelyns; and the front bed Ascot who is pouting because the big baby got pruned. Shame on you all. I'm sending you a text about this problem. Stand by with your phones.

Flowers, things are not quite so Edenish right now with some of the companion plants. But thank you for the kind comments--you're just too nice. I remembered that word for hardpan (hard pan?), and it's caliche, which occurs in SW Idaho and many other areas. It's a layer of soil of varying thickness, composed of fine sediment rock fragments, held together by a cement of calcium carbonate--and I do mean cement. Out by the Boise airport, the thickness of the caliche is 30 inches. Here, it's only in a few spots, and I doubt it's very thick. I am glad I don't have your boulders--I mean rocks. Just smaller rocks around here with an occasional exception.

Yes, I am asking, too. Trish where are you? We miss you and are concerned about you and Rosie. I hope you're on a long, wonderful vacay.

Well, thank you, Blondie. I am admirer of your photos, and the huge variety of plants and roses you grow, and the wonderful big projects that you and your husband embark upon. I can't get over your private spa. I run a spa for quail. Yes, I snap off spent snapdragons which produce a stem of seeds encased in a hard podlike thing. Then I drop the stem, plus pods in the flower bed. Way too messy for you, but I have a high mess tolerance, and I get a good rate of reseeding this way. I do the same with spent penstemon, especially Red Rocks penstemon which reseeds well.

Pippa, love your pics--what a happy bunch. That sunflower is wonderful. Do you have problems with them blowing down? I gave up on them when even staking didn't help that much. How great that the Rose de Rescht has already produced a bloom. When the cold weather hits, will it go in the garage? Do you have another RdeR? Any photos? Your lily is lovely, as is Compassion. It's so delicate looking, but if does well in heat, it must be tough. Diane

This is my new planting bed part 1 Desdamona

Temps dropped a few degrees and I ought to be outside. We hit our high late in the day, so it only gets hotter the longer I wait.

Pippa, Compassion is a pretty rose. The color reminds me of Mary Magdalene. Congratulations on your successful Rose de Rescht. That little bloom is the sweetest thing. Your sunflower is an unusual color. There are fields of them around here, and if I can remember to go that way when I leave the house, I will get a photo. People stop at the ones along the highway and take family photos. The farmers don't mind as long as you don't wander off into the fields.

Diane, no caliche around here, although some in central WA. We have basalt. It's just under the surface in some areas and big outcroppings in the historical part of town. Properties with the outcroppings come with a higher price tag, believe it or not. It's considered a plus to have the big, rough surfaced, black monoliths on your property. Some of them are almost as big as the house. On a city size lot, that's a lot of gardening area. And, if the walls of your basement happen to be basalt, that's a real bonus. Is caliche what Canadian Carol had under her few inches of good soil? I commented on her dwarf delphiniums and she said they weren't dwarf, just stunted because her soil was so shallow before it hit glacial material .... ah! glacial till, I think she said. Is there a place on earth where one can garden without all these obstacles?

Krisine, your new bed is off to a beautiful start. Desdemona is a great rose. Is this where all the lavender roses are going?

Nanadoll it thunder stormed most of the day yesterday so temp stayed around 69-70 degrees most of the day...Today high reached 81 degrees...Now it dropped into the 70's cause its raining...

Nanadoll, our night time highs range from 55-75 degrees...So that takes the stress off our plants during real hot days...It usually takes until 5-7 pm to reach our high for the day... (Of coarse storms can bring the temps down until over...)

Wonderful photos! Always enjoy looking at everyones pics!

Practically nothing is blooming, so this is big. These are the first blooms on the long awaited and longed for Nahema. She is thrip damaged and she opened these buds in very hot weather.

Wow, that is gorgeous, Flowers. Was it worth the wait? How long have you been waiting for her to bloom? My Young Lycidas is disgusting with thrips. Other roses seem to be over it. I certainly don't see thrips damage on your beautiful Nahema. You would hate what those devils do around here. I haven't been outside except to the bird feeder all day. It's so hot with lots more coming. I run the drip system from inside the garage (I never set days automatically because, being a flat earther, I want to be in control, and I don't trust the gnomes who run the drip system). I'm going to dinner with my older granddaughter, Clare. She's all grown up (unbelievably 21) and on her own, and I don't get see her enough. Tomorrow, all the family are going to the touring show of Les Miserables--I'm too cheap to pay the astronomical prices. I used to indulge myself, but I'd rather spend my money elsewhere. I'm just an old codger. I think caliche is more of a desert thing than glacially caused. I think there's a lot of calcium carbonate in our soil. That's weird to me that people want a giant piece of basalt on their city property. That's the last thing I'd want. I can only picture such a thing going well with an ultra modern looking house-- maybe midcentury modern. There are some fabulous soils in this area that are farmed for world class farms. My step dad owned Dry Lake, a now dry prehistoric lake, and what amazing soil that was. He had a huge yard and flower beds. The soil was like crumbled cake and grew anything.

Desdemona is exquisite, Kristine, and what a bloom production she has. It looks like you're in for lots of deadheading, too. Yes, I do a lot of that. No wonder J&P's original location was Medford--it's a superb place to grow anything. (I'll bet you don't have caliche or basalt-ha). Diane

Jim, I would love a good thunderstorm. We've no rain in nearly three months. Diane

Great looking blooms Flowers! WOW!

Nanadoll, hope you and everyone else that needs rain gets it soon!

Diane I have had pretty good luck with sunflowers so far without even staking them by planting them up against the house or in big groups and it seems like since it's usually windy here they are used to the wind as they grow and only grow as tall as they feel they can handle. I got my Rose de Rescht cutting by accident so I don't have an adult plant. I was at our local botanical gardens last spring and smelling and admiring Rose de Rescht there. They have a bunch in a grouping. My toddler loves nature and gardens and flowers and and grabbed a flower to smell too and being a toddler pulled it off with a few inches of stem, while he was trying to smell it. So I just put it in the bottom of the stroller. Then when I came home I stuck it in the dirt lol.

Speaking of my gardening toddler. Today I was planting some fall veggies, carefully removing them from my plug tray, and was busy mulching some when he comes up to me holding an arugula seedling by the stem so proud of himself for helping me lol. I quickly planted it and I bet it grows faster than all the rest knowing his green thumb lol.

I have to agree about Compassion...it is a gorgeous ever changing color and looks delicate but it does so well in the very dry heat. I'm really impressed by it overall. It has had blooms constantly all summer so far.

I actually have a few more performing well in the heat.

My baby Distant Drums in a large pot puts out new buds al the time. The flowers are smaller than normal but so pretty. I have yet to see any tan colors on this rose its it's always pinks, oranges, and lavender.

And my inherited rose that I believe is Fragrant Cloud seems to bloom a lot despite the heat.

flowers and Diane, I have been on holiday. Rosie is pretty good, thanks flowers. Healing well, but still a bit sore, from her movement. The vet told me 'rest, rest, rest', but the notes that were sent home with me said to exercise, and increase it. I didn't bring this up till I saw him 4 weeks later. The notes were wrong.

I went to Western Australia to meet up with my daughter, Suzi, at Ningaloo Reef. We had a lovely holiday, snorkelled almost every day in various locations, and even on the last day I saw fish I hadn't seen before. Amazing colours and variety. On our last day we saw turtles and stingrays too.

I am enjoying everyone's photos and comments. The internet was so slow where I was, I couldn't look at this forum. I got back after midnight yesterday, and spent several hours (6 or 7) putting together a new bed base. Not good at putting together furniture, but determined! In between, and this morning, I have been catching up. Great to see all the progress in everyone's gardens, and the beautiful photos. I am so stiff after wrestling with the bed base I can hardly move today, so it will be a while before I'm back in the garden. The new bed base is for the downstairs bedroom. It's low, and so Rosie doesn't have to jump much to get on it, and is a nice change from sleeping on the floor (ie trying to get off the floor in the mornings! - I do sympathise liliyfinch!).

A photo from the deck of the chalet we stayed at. We saw dozens of whales from the deck, and dolphins, and lots of surfers on that wave, which was pretty much permanent.

Hello titian1 great to hear from you! Great pic ! Watching whales and dolphins! Now thats cool!

Wonderful photos everyone!

Up at my gram and Paps gravesite I fixed things up today applying compost and mulch...

In June my stepdad split a hosta that was growing up their at the site... He then planted two plants but either have grown any since June... I'm talking one is like only 2 inches high and the other hosta is about 5 inches high... They never took off yet and it looks like rabbits have been nibbling on them...So applied fertilizer, compost, and some mulch and put cages around them to see if I can get them to grow some before winter...

Pippa, hearing about your toddler gives me hope that next year Azalea will be less bored in the yard and maybe I can spend more time outdoors in the garden

I know that you have lots of projects

and a toddler so I am pretty impressed with all that you have accomplished

You must be very organized

Yes Kristine there is hope...when he was younger I did a lot when he napped and when he was outside was more just playing, but as the nap times ended I just slowly started working on small things here and there in the yard with him telling him about what I was doing and showing him cool things, and now as soon as he sees me do anything he thinks he can do he forces me to let him do it for me lol. No one else.can pick beans or peas if he is around, he simply won't allow it as it's his job apparently. I also always pointed out that "roses have pokeys and can give owies" and he is really careful around them. Lately he really enjoys collecting seed pods from the various flowers and creating things to do with them like dropping them in buckets of water or sprinkling them around in places where I really don't want them but really who cares LOL. Anyway there is a lot that they can do and have fun with outside as they get older fortunately and explaining what I'm doing and what things are etc seems to work well as my toddler just soaks up everything I show him or tell him . I think I used to be a lot more organized than I am now actually. The older I've gotten the more laid back I've learned to be about a lot of things. I actually have a teenager too, who is disabled and has to be supervised all the time but he was able to get really good at helping me with certain garden tasks as well. He helped in removing all the sod from the front yard, and our deadheading routine is me walking around with the pruners and him with a big bucket and he tries to catch the prunings in the bucket as I toss them. Basically my attitude is that I find things for the kids to do and help with as much as I can so I can work on things I want to do, then I finish up when they are in bed or when my husband isn't working and has time to take care of them instead.

Jim I have a hosta like that too. It started out fine in spri g then snails kept getting it then even after I took care of the snails it just sort of stopped growing at a tiny size. I wonder if sometimes if they are attacked too much early in the season they give up for that season or something.

pippa, I'm lost for words at what you've achieved given your circumstances. I think you are a lovely mum!

Oh thank you!!

I was thinking the same thing, Trish. There are no demands on my time, yet I get so little accomplished. Pippa, your children must adore you.

Trish! I'm relieved to know you were just off having fun. What a shame the vet's instructions and the notes didn't match up. Rosie probably just did what she was comfortable doing, anyway. I think they're smarter than us sometimes! Your country has such varied scenery. I will never get there, so I really do love seeing your photos. Was lovely you were seeing the sights with your daughter. I'm surprised you weren't surfing that wave as well as snorkeling.

Diane, I don't blame you for saving your dollars. There are some truly great movie versions of Les Mis. The one with Fredric March and Charles Laughton is generally thought to be the best. I prefer it to the stage version that played for years in L.A. How was dinner with Clare? Silly question! I suspect you two had a mischievous, I mean, marvelous time. What are her latest projects in the world of art? It's great that she lives close enough to come home when she has time off.

Nahema was definitely worth the wait. I ordered her with Augusta L and so far very pleased with how the multiflora root stock is working out on both of them. The *wait* was while I made up my mind for 2 years. She may be too tender for here, but I decided to see for myself. You made me wish i could move to Dry Lake and grow roses in that good soil. I'm surprised thrips are bothering Young Lycidas. Don't they know they're only supposed to go after lighter colors?

The roses are coming out of their slumber.

Lavender Pinocchio is the bloomiest little thing. The color varies from one stem to another.

Johann Strauss gets little attention, but this year his blooms are so huge I didn't recognize him.

Thank goodness for phlox for color when the roses are resting. This is Laura. The veronica Purplicious on the left is just about finished.

Flowers, that old roser's tale about thrips chewing only on light colored roses is b#ll. The biggest thrips magnet I grow is The Prince, and he is a very dark rose. Munstead Wood doesn't seem to attract them though, nor Twilight Zone and Ebb Tide. Who knows what attracts those tiny devils? Augusta is looking great and is bursting at the seams. She grows on a slope and two of her canes fell forward with a bend. I could not get that mess tied up, so off came the canes, and now Diane has a sumptuous little bouquet. I can't quit looking at it. I'm glad you're so pleased with Nahema--I remember wanting that rose. Isn't it named after an expensive French perfume? Many roses I've debated about getting for years, and I still don't have them. I understand the dithering and debate. Clare and I had a nice Mexican dinner. Then we checked out an antique store which was a dud. But the good old Dollar Tree was great, and they always have good candy. I've seen that old Les Mis movie you recommended many years ago on TV, and it was excellent. I should watch it again. So many movies, so little time. You get plenty accomplished, Flowers. Remember, we're retired, our kids are grown, we helped with grandkids, and we still cook, clean, garden. Don't beat yourself up about not getting anything done.

Trish, I'm relieved all is well, and what an adventurous life you still live. All that snorkeling and the species you viewed sound like an adventure in a movie to me. Was it very warm? Australia is just so amazing with its unique flora, fauna, and coastline. A big regret for me is never having visited there. How is your daughter doing? Now I hope she pays you a visit. I just finished another Jane Harper book, Force of Nature. It was pretty good, but not up to The Dry (read that one twice), or her latest, The Lost Man. I plan to reread that one, too. Reading those books just brings home to me the sheer vastness of your country, and how isolated the ranchers and farmers are.

Jim, I'm sorry about the hosta. It's my theory that hosta is the favorite salad of every critter around, and rose blooms are the dessert. If the slugs are chewing on them, I don't know if a cage will help--but at least you're giving the hosta a chance. I hope it works.

Pippa and Kristine, we all admire your ability to combine excellent child raising with excellent gardening. The results prove it. Diane

Stunning photos, Flowers. The vivid phlox growing in front of a background of somber trees needs to be framed. The perfection of your roses shows no thrips damage to me. I love the roses' creamy colors--good enough to eat. Diane

Diane, where is Clare living now? Good that you two were able to catch up. The older I get, the more family, and old friends, are important to me. I hope (with reason), that Suzi will be home later this year - not that she'll stay for long.

Australia does not look nearly as varied or attractive as what I've seen (photos only) of the US. The water was pretty warm, but I had a neoprene top. I still had numb fingertips after a while though! If you ever decide to visit, you know you'll have a place to stay here. Wouldn't that be fun!

flowers, I saw Nahema growing in a Tasmanian garden a handful of years ago. What a lovely rose it is. I hope yours thrives and survives. I agree with Diane (when do I not?!), that your photos of your phlox are quite something.

Delicious color of phlox! Boy oh, boy does that ever pop

Jennifer, you are pretty impressive with all that you have already accomplished . The way that you have to get yourself up is pretty much the way that I hoist myself up.

Flowers, the left side of the Desdamona bed flows into the lavender bed. That side is still being developed, lots of darn weeds.

My plan is to cover it with plastic and bring in a load of soil.

Speaking of rethinking what I have, I think that All American Magic needs to move from its place of honor back to a pot

That opens up a new planting box.

Maybe The Lady Gardner

You all are too kind! Anyway, that phlox...I love it!!! And I really like Johan Strauss too...so romantic looking. I can hardly wait for it to cool down enough to really get planting again. I need to get more perennials planted this Fall when the veggies I have filling the empty spaces are done producing.

It 's always so frustrating that by the time I've read all your wonderful, interesting comments I'm too tired to respond. Please know that I enjoy them all so much, especially the glimpses into your lives apart from the roses. There's not much to see in my garden now, and the flat summer lighting does not do the garden any favors. Still, every bloom is a gift.

Both Evelyn and Potter and Moore have the romantic look Austin is known for, but each in it's own way. I was curious about P&M, so looked up the name, and find a perfume company. How appropriate those two roses should be grown together, both named for perfumeries. They must both love their home to produce blooms this time of year. My Evelyns don't even have buds.

Kristine, is All American Magic floundering since going in the ground? I was considering it or Crazy Love, and choose Crazy Love. He hasn't done a thing since gong in the ground either. Compost, rose food, water - what more can we do?

Pippa, if Johann Strauss appeals to you, you need to see the photos here. It is apparently root hardy to z4.

As for phlox, I love it for late summer color. My other ones never look as good as Laura. David was nice until he got out of hand. He's gone.

Flowers, I don't know what the heck is happening with All American Magic

It is growing, but hasn't gotten very large

The bloom size is really small, more like a mini. Just nothing special

I really love the strippys but this one may need to be back in the pot.

Rock and Roll was almost a shovel prune but this year it has finally gotten with it and has been fabulous.

So All American Magic may take off next year but there are so many cool strippys out there.

If you want a good stripe, Ben sure raves about Neil Diamond.

Ingrid, your Potter and Moore is just the shade of pink that I love. What a beautiful rose.

Wonderful photos! :-)

Kristine, I'm going to give Crazy Love another year to prove himself. Stripes are usually not my thing, but I like how it starts off coppery/russet and turns pinkish. If he doesn't, I won't like him as much. He's in a bed of those colors - Cinco de Mayo, Mollie, Princess Charlene, and Poseidon to break up all that orangyness. The one odd ball is a pink ground cover rose I need to move.

Since you can keep pots out all year, a pot might be the answer for your AAMagic until he shows signs of growing. Pots are a hassle for me, but I usually have one or two I have to move to the garage in Nov.

Beautiful, Jim! Loving my new Rozanne, and off to see if I can find another one without going to Northland. If I go there, I won't be able to leave with just Rozanne.

Trish, I would think roses must love the climate of Tasmania. isn't it kind of like Hawaii, in that it's never too hot or too cold?

Flowers, I like the sound of your combination bed I have been dying to try cinco DE Mayo myself how does it do for you?

Flowers, your bed sounds similar to mine with CdM x2, but I have Violet's Pride and soon Quicksilver for the lavenders and Heathcliff.. I hope to have CL, but am currently planting Jerabek's Peggy M and Star of the Republic . As it goes from fence to bridk wall, there's Lavender Crush next to Gold Blush. I love these colours and am so happy I found a place to incorporate into my yard away from the cool pinks that predominate my backyard plantings. These colours never appealed to me until recently! Go figure! I can't wait to see pics of yours.

I'm hopelessly lost in this post, but wish everyone well. It just moves too fast and I feel bad if I miss anyone's post. Thanks again, Jim for keeping it up.

Flowers, I will post pics of my 1st bloom on Nahema since she went in the ground. She's just growing her roots so not as impressive as the one I got last year when she was just a tiny cutting I grew up. Don't you adore her fragrance?It seems many dislike her holly-like leaves, but to me they are fascinating. Yay for different rose leaves! : )). As usual, click to enlarge.

Nahema 2019:

Nahema 2018:

I'm going to start NEW THREADS every 100 or so comments so its easier for everyone...

Oh I see we have 100 comments already so I'm starting a NEW thread...lol

Click here: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5761924/summer-is-here-seasonal-thread-part-6

Jim, what problems do people have when the comments exceed 100?

Vaporvac,

Some people just seem to have certain problems when the thread gets too long...Not exactly sure what and why but just trying to make things easier on everyone...

Click here for NEW SUMMER THREAD: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5761924/summer-is-here-seasonal-thread-part-6

Kristine, Cinco de Mayo is a fabulous rose. She blooms continuously, I really mean it - continuously. I bought her as a band, and she was one of the fastest growers I've got, although she stays at around 3' for me and in a nice, rounded shrub shape. I almost tossed her when her first set of buds were neon orange, but they opened to her famous russet, rose shades then aged to dusky lavender. I went right back and bought another one. I have Poseidon next to her to bring that lavender shade out. You like these hotter colors, so I think this is one you'd enjoy. I'm not sure why I like her so much, but I do.

Vapor, it does my heart good to see Nahema doing so well for you. I may get a little colder during winter, but probably not much. Mine is on an obelisk. I didn't want to commit an arbor to her not knowing if she'll survive. I'm glad you posted pics of the buds. I think they're so pretty.

Ok, new thread, I guess. Moving right along......

Funny you should mention the buds, flowers, as I was once going to entitle a thread "The prettiest buds ever!: and start with Nahema! Maybe I still should. They are so beautiful it makes my heart ache, especially, that picture after the rain. I'm actually growing mine up a small Cornus Mas against a brick wall. Most of my climbers are growing like this.

I also love my CdM even if he does get BS around now. I think maybe he needs feeding, but he IS continuous blooming! It's crazy how much this rose blooms. I got mine 2018 with the Springhill Rainbow of Roses and then got another this spring from ARE.OR or grafted they are both vigorous bloomers. It is an attraction that's hard to explain, especially if they open orange! Good thing they move to russet quickly! : )) OK, NOW on to part 6.