A few pics of roses in the garden
Here are some more photos taken by DD a few days ago, along with some I posted on Carol's Gallica and Damask threads. Not the best pictures technically, but it's what's we can do with the camera we have. These are close to the house and down in the shade garden.
'Felicite Perpetue' tumbling down the escarpment. Very thorny, very tough. I have a number of ramblers of Sempervirens or R. arvensis ancestry, totally confused as to names, all white to pale pink, once-flowering, vigorous, unkillable: this is probably the best known of the group. I imagine cuttings would root easily, but have never dared attempt it as I have no place for any roses I might obtain.
It's rambler season! 'Brenda Colvin' scrambling up a dead black locust and an ex-Christmas tree.
Roses on the balcony of the second building. 'Jaune Desprez' in front has finished its first flush and is putting out some modest new growth; behind it is 'Noella Nabonnand', which has been flowering for weeks and is still going strong, owing likely to our prolonged damp, cool spring. NN makes long, lanky growth to ten feet/three meters or more, and has wonderful flowers, large, fragrant, of an intense pink-purple (that sounds unappealing: I really don't know what to call this vivid color: fuchsia?): a fine rose.
An exuberant 'William Lobb' down in the shade garden, growing with support. Once-flowering Moss, this is having a good year, the flowers larger than I remember and very purple indeed. A gardener in a temperate climate who wanted a moderate purple rambler might consider WL. This is growing in a rather cool and shady area and is by far the best of the three plants I have of this variety. Own root.
That's all for now, folks.
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Comments (19)remy, i can't trade w/ ya but i gotta tell ya ,i sure have enjoyed you webpage.you have some beautiful roses,and i really admire you for being able to root out roses.your lists,haves and wants is amazing, i don't have many things that you don't already have.i just wanted to say you have entertained me greatly tonite,maybe we can trade sometime.thanks for a great evening,molly...See MoreA few rose pics
Comments (13)Carrie, I really am not sure if yours is Heirloom, I thought it was Angel Face when I saw it. But those two are so close in color anyway. Yeah, I love that porch, that's our favorite part of the house and really the reason we bought this house. Thanks fot the compliment. I forgot to ask you, many roses do you have in your property? Lisa pigged out a little, I think she bought 6 or 7 roses from Chamblees, I only got one - The Dark Lady. I really wanted to get the Ambridge Rose but they didn't have any....See MoreA few pics from my garden
Comments (8)Oxalis comes by itself. If you do not want it everywhere, I would carefully yank it making sure you have everything. In a clay based loam , it became totally infected. I liked it with my wandering jew because it would be very nice in late winter before the wandering Jew had taken off and then it would get rust and die off abve ground and the WJ would be there ready to take over the job of taking over the space. Only problem was it tpook over everything in the front yard. This one is a native . also called wood Sorrel. Eatable in sallad too. A tart taste....See MoreMy fall roses: a few pics
Comments (10)Me too, Nik; unfortunately I have jungle only right around the house; the big garden is very much the garrigue look, since that's all that will grow. I do what I can. Garrigue can be beautiful too, after all. Ingrid, I have another phlomis that has whiter leaves than this one: it may be your variety. I've never seen a photo of CdC that captured her color, and have been taking pictures myself without succeeding. She is an astonishingly beautiful rose, and even if the flowers usually burn after a few hours is well worth having in the garden. The only Tea I know that rivals her for vividness is her counterpart across the way, 'Clementina Carbonieri', who has more gold in her coloring. Jackie, I know we worship the same garden gods; and Sheila is apparently heading for the same altar. I value structure in a garden, but tidiness ranks low among my priorities. Carol, I've posted about "Miss Mystery" before, seeking an ID. She's a Tea I received as a cutting from a gardener in Genoa who didn't know her name, and which I've never identified, either, though I'm not knowledgeable about Teas. Her most notable characteristics are her large size and her tendency for her blooms to ball. She's about eight years old, and may only now be maturing--I do hope her blooms will open better as she gets older--and looks like she wants to climb, or at least, looks like I'll have to train her to climb if she's to have the room she requires....See More
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