Gertrude Jekyll smells as good as everyone says it does!
Andrea
13 days ago
I‘m loving this rose! Ive heard it can’t handle too much heat, so I will likely have to move it soon.
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Gertrude Jekyll, Sophy's Rose, or...?
Comments (13)I was crazy about my two Gertrude Jekylls, but neither one would overwinter for me. My conditions are less than ideal for roses--heavy clay, and limited sun. However, I loved it so much, I would gladly plant another, and coddle it to death, since a couple of small trees were cut down and I now have a spot with more sun. To me, fragrance and color are almost everything (although of course I do appreciate form as well) and Gertrude Jekyl had both in spades. I wonder how the Abraham Darby will do for you? That is another rose I dearly love. It did well for me for several years, until it was shaded out by a walnut tree....See MoreGertrude Jekyll's books
Comments (21)I can relate to feeling like I have no business in the garden. More often I realize that I needed a staff. Not just me and mom doing what was left alone to its own for the past 20 or so years. Most of the trees have an emotional connection for my mom; my dad planted them and they used to sell the fruit at our fruit stand or the local swap-meet back in the day (now there is the farmers market but that takes yet more time and energy to join) Finally after 6 years and countless loads out I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. But that just leads me to more things to do better or change. I set goals, and regularly miss them because a new garden misadventure pops up to deal with. For example, we have guarded several peach trees because mom thought they were also good ones. We have half a dozen peach trees, most of them planted themselves I believe. Some of these peaches are now getting ripe-small white ones, mom picked a bunch of peaches and spent a day at the sink peeling and slicing them up and when she was done had 3 quarts canned. She called to tell me she was done with those little peaches. I thought I would try canning a few too, maybe it was more being 89 that made it take so long and get so little. It has nothing to do with age! Those peaches bruise if you look sternly at them, have 1/4" of good flesh and taste...mealy blah. Now we both have a crook in our backs and I have a few more peach trees to make in to fire wood. They are beautiful in the spring, so I may leave them for now, but remove all the fruit once it sets. Funny, even the worms do not like those peaches. I do have a list of a few new trees to replace them with, peaches that do well here and that do not all ripen in the same week. Guessing much like Florida, there is no off season, no time to sit back and think of the next years garden projects or look at how wonderful the past season was. It is warm out, weeds are growing, fruit is waiting to be picked, something needs water and more needs pruning. The more you have in the ground, the more there seems to be to pay attention too. On the other hand, we can add living space to our homes by using the garden area. Places to sit on a hot day or zones to soak up the sun on the cold or the best spots for catching the sun rising or setting. If we were stuck indoors in the snow, we would loose those spaces for months at a time. I am off to re-stack the wood pile, seems I need more room, to reach the roots of an offending peach tree and to fill buckets with small mealy peaches. I might even have time to stop and smell the roses...See MoreGertrude Jekyll grown in a container
Comments (29)Thanks all. Sorry I'm late answering. Sean your Gertrude looks beautiful. Thanks for including pictures. So interesting to hear how everyone gardens. I'm too lazy to work so hard on the potting soil but I imagine yours will do well. I know some mix their own. Good luck on getting your own house. towandaaz, I do remember pictures of your Eden. So encouraging and tempting. Please do share more pictures of roses in containers. I never tire of seeing them. mustbenuts, yes, large containers are so important for roses. I love seeing the roses in containers along your walkway. Again so encouraging. Tiffandrew, yes I do reposition my roses all the time. Easier than moving furniture:) clarkjpz and kcandmilo - Good for you guys. I think sometimes we forget gardening is supposed to be fun. We were meant to garden and it doesn't have to be perfect. It's not a race or a competition. Just enjoy it....See MoreHelp with Gertrude Jekyll rose
Comments (21)Stephanie, I loved this from the link you provided about wasabi-sabi : "Wabi now connotes rustic simplicity, freshness or quietness, and can be applied to both natural and human-made objects, or understated elegance. It can also refer to quirks and anomalies arising from the process of construction, which add uniqueness and elegance to the object. Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with age, when the life of the object and its impermanence are evidenced in its patina and wear, or in any visible repairs." I try to have my gardens look as if they belong the place where I put them because ... as it also says in the article ... "nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect." Sometimes I like to imagine what our property looked like 100 years ago and what it will be 100 years in the future. Although, since we live along a river that leads to the Long Island Sound, I'm thinking this land will eventually be shoreline....See MoreAndrea
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