Roses in the garden are finally starting to wake up...
It's a magical misty morning here and the roses are finally starting to bloom.
There are hundreds of buds on these Sally Holmes roses ready to burst.
And I'm ready to burst with the anticipation of it all.
(More pictures to follow...)
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Tammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA
2 years agoFor several months, I'd be pouring over the photos and discussions here, waiting impatiently to see my own roses.
But, I was somewhat content with all the lilacs, pansies, tulips and daffodils.
Thought you might like to see some of those pictures too...
Tammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA
2 years agoBolero
The sunshine working it's magic in the meantime.
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The garden is waking up
Comments (14)Very nice, Suzy, and it's tidier than our front terrace, by a considerable margin. Welcome to spring! Here we just got done with a week of summer temperatures and are returning to a more normal spring freshness. I hope it doesn't hail, though. Our first half of spring got compressed and a lot of fruit trees flowered in a hurry. My Parma violets loved the warmth, though, especially 'Marie Louise', which stretched out its stems to get its little double lavender blooms up to the sun. What a cutie. The catalog describes it as having an exotic fragrance; to me it smells like grape candy. My mangled Tea roses look as though they may recover in time: they're putting out a lot of new growth....See MoreWoopee! My pile finally starting to heat up
Comments (10)Here is a link to a great compost calculator, input your ingredients and obtain the C:N ratio. C:N should be 25-35:1 with 30 your goal. You really need the mix of carbon (brown stuff) and nitrogen (green stuff) for development of the decomposing organisms. The minimum size of a 'hot' pile is 3' x 3' x 3' which offers the proportion of materials to support the organisms and maintain moisture and temperature. Greater the 5' x 5' x5' should be the limit since it require more management action; beside being a heavy task in turning. ha ha C:N is the simplest means. The pile does need turning when a drop in temperature suggests. Turning mixes the ingredients to ensure all is exposed to decomposition. Your best resources are those available free. Grass clippings, kitchen wastes, garden wastes, manures, leaves, and straw are the easiest to work with without problems of odor and pests. A slowly built pile will not heat so well. Try building an entire pile with a proper 25-35:1 C:N ratio. You will see it heating up in days and shrinking in volume by the end of the week. Work the pile without further additions until finished. Monitor the heat, moisture and possible odors. Good composting. Dan Here is a link that might be useful: Compost Calculator...See MoreHoray! My garden is waking up again.
Comments (3)I sure wish WE'D drop 25 degrees!!!!!! I've just been outside long enough all summer to say hi to my roses and to tell them to keep up the good work, because they are on their own until it DOES cool off. If I'm not in the water, I'm in the air conditioning. Sandy...See Moregardens FINALLY waking up
Comments (4)Isn't it a lovely time when the hostas begin to unfurl. It is hard to believe (at this point) that your garden will be crowded. But then again, I have seen it happen in my garden too so I am a believer! Your hostas look lovely. Thanks for sharing your photo....See MoreTammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoMy little Elle.
She's 2o+ years old and just glows at night.
I love companion plantings. I started the ornamental cabbage and the pansies from seed in March.
Tammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA
2 years agoClimbing America.
These are 20+ years old too.
I love foxgloves with the roses
Duchess of Edinburgh Clematis.She's climbing with Nahema, who's not blooming yet.
Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
2 years agoTammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA thanked Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)Tammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA
2 years agoAt the front of the house, all the pink roses are just starting to bud, but the salvia and catmint is at it's peak.
It's so billowy and romantic in the breeze.
But my poodle in the front window couldn't care less. hahaha
Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoTammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA thanked Vaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValleyTammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThank you!
Strawchicago:
No, I would say Climbing America barely repeat blooms. A few here and there, but nothing much.
Here's some more blooms from this morning...Port Sunlight
This is one of my favourites!Lichtkönigin Lucia
Tammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA
2 years agoIceberg
Golden Fairytale slowly waking up. <3
Not roses, but who doesn't love peonies. <3(Ignore the mulch mess. We had a massive thunderstorm last night)
Tammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA
2 years agoSally Holmes starting to really shine. i
Elle
Golden Fairytale
Augusta Louise
Augusta Louise for the house…
Tammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA
2 years agobouquet with some Sally Holmes blooms…
Iceberg
Climbing America roses tucked in amongst the peonies
Rosa Mundi
Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
2 years agoTammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA thanked Mischievous Magpie (CO 5b)
summersrhythm_z6a
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoTammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA thanked summersrhythm_z6aTammy (Southern Ont) Zone 4/5 USDA
2 years agoMagpie, Thank you!
The white flowers in that bouquet are Ivory Silk Japanese Lilacs.
Summersrhythm,I defoliate all my climbers and wrap the canes in burlap. For my New Dawn, I actually also remove it from the lattice wall, wrap it in burlap AND bury it beneath mulch on my patio. LOL
We had a mild winter so I think that helped Sally and some of my other climbers this time around.
Here’s Sally at night.
She’s absolutely enchanting at night and I wish the photo could capture that, but alas…
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