Summer Solstice Greetings!
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Summer Solstice Week Roses in Zone 4b
Comments (14)Thanks for the comments everybody. RDH and Anne; Borderer is small and has amazing colored blooms that some liken to a miniature Abraham Darby. They don't last long, a day or so, but there are lots of them. I grow mine in a pot wintered in a cold room. Not sure if it will winter outdoors in zone 5. Went out just after the morning sun had a chance to warm the blossoms in order to do some fragrance evaluations, particularly with respect to The Reeve as requested. The Reeve has a moderately strong sweet fragrance with just a hint of myrrh to my nose. It is quite unique and pleasantly soft. It is not a strong myrrh, a mere trace, only a soupçon. David Austin describes the fragrance as: "strong old rose"; I would disagree. Claire Martin says: "strong and musky". Neither description is very useful. However, if by musky we mean very pleasant, and sweetly compelling, then I would concur. Hope that helps. Since I was out and about and there are more roses opening, please forgive me for posting a few more images. The Yeoman, a very early Austin, 1969. A 4th year band from RVR. Still small and delicate, requires coddling, but building stature. The flowers are gorgeous and the fragrance delightful. A collector rose. The Pilgrim, just opened this morning, strong Tea Rose fragrance and oh so gorgeous. And a new spray of Geoff Hamilton; love the petal packed cups, soft pink and sweetly fragrant An image of Claire Rose, 1986. The blooms of this rose are oft compared to those of Souvenir de la Malmaison and there is a resemblance, though I like CR better and it is certainly more cold hardy for those like me who can't grow the tender SDLM. And finally an old image of Jayne Austin for Boncrow. This is my best image of her. She is like a winter hardy Noisette in my view. Her fragrance is unique, a bit of tar and tobacco infused into Tea Rose, I've also heard it called "phenolic". Sounds awful doesn't it. But its not, Jayne is one I like to carry in my pocket just so I can take the bloom out to stick my nose into....See MoreSummer Solstice--Take your shade pictures
Comments (3)I started to map my shady areas this morning but couldn't maintain focus. I know the shade pattern has changed over the years since my first shade study in 2006 but since everything is going gangbusters, I'm guessing the plants don't really care/have adapted themselves to their growing conditions. I did plant some winter sown Dianthus, dig out & pot up a handful of volunteer Virginia knotweed seedlings....See MoreHope you are enjoying the summer solstice
Comments (15)Dedtired - I'm happy to report we had the same weather on our side of the Delaware River. We had a late start this year to cleaning off our screened porch. It does get amazingly dusty over the winter and we had company coming on Saturday afternoon for a crab feast. Friday was beautiful - no humidity, no heat so we finally took the furniture off the porch, hosed it down and it air dried quickly. Everything was back in place by noon. Saturday was even better. DH rigged our smoker to accommodate the steamer so we were able to cook everything outside. DS bought the crabs in S. Philly, DD hit the Reading Terminal for prosciutto, melons, Tiramisu and cannolis. It was a glorious day. The kids brought their dogs to play and we tried to get them to join us in the pool but only our lab came in. If only we had more summer days like these....See MoreSummer Solstice inventory
Comments (14)Yeah, 2.5"+ trunk diameter at the base :-) A bit too long to discuss the issues of my little Buddha tree as I call it, issues that I now believe were caused by cultivation sins/neglect of the grower. I correct them little by little from one year to the next, I am about half way there. So, what kind of checkpoints do cone heads have at summer solstice?...See MoreSheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
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