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| There is something I feel compelled to express. I appreciate it so much when members post their pictures, whether they are close-ups, garden shots, bush shots, or anything interesting connected to roses. I love the discussions, I have learned a lot from those. Sometimes a picture says it all though! At times I think we can be a little shy about posting pictures and think that no one wants to see them. My thinking is, if you don't want to see it, don't look. To me the main reason for growing roses and/or any thing of beauty is the enjoyment they bring, not only to us, but others too. Maybe I am more sensitive to this, because my DH is legally blind, due to a genetic eye disease. He makes the best of his situation and even approaches it with a sense of humor a times, but he doesn't like it. He can enjoy the fragrances though, I am glad for that. I think we should make the most of this wonderful gift of sight. It is so precious! |
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| You know I love to post and view pictures. Especially now when we in the north are starved for some live garden.
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| That is gorgeous!! Mine never look that good! I'm guessing that is the trade off for earlier springs :) More moisture and cooler weather make for nicer rose gardens!! |
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- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Wed, Apr 2, 14 at 14:02
| Oh this is fun....an open call for pictures. Here is my Rock & Roll. I just love the fragrance - so strong and sweet. There are lots of blooms that last soooo long on the bush. A really, really great rose bush! Harryshoe - wow!!!! Stunning!!!! Gah!!!! Love it!!!! Yes, Sarah-Ann - pictures of roses can never go wrong! :) |
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| I second Sara-Ann! I too love to look at the pictures. Though I sometimes do not leave comments, I immensely appreciated and enjoyed the wonderful pictures that everyone has posted and shared. Here is one of my favorite,Tiddly Winks miniature rose. harryshoe, you always post the nicest pictures of roses. Your garden is a rose lover's dream! |
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| Sara-Ann here's a pic of 2 bouquets: the one in the foreground is Lady Emma Hamilton, the other is Jude the Obscure and Teasing Georgia--picked last night before the rain. |
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| Wow - Some gorgeous pictures! Harryshoe, your roses are amazing, I would love to know what some of the varieties are. Carol, I love your Rock n' Roll, looks like it is really a good bloomer. I do try to get fragrant roses, but also have several non-fragrant ones, mostly because I like their looks so much. Kousa, your Tiddly Winks miniature is adorable, love the yellow centers. Prickles, those are gorgeous bouquets. Wasn't really expecting all this beauty today, but welcome it! Thank you. |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo 10/24 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 2, 14 at 18:19
| Here are some from this year: Ambridge Rose Hot Cocoa Bolero Perfume Tiger George Burns Sydonie Jay |
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| Here is my Blue Girl. I took this last weekend. |
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| And Neptune... |
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| Charles de Gaulle... |
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- Posted by disneynut1977 5b (My Page) on Wed, Apr 2, 14 at 20:28
| Note to self.....need to plant more roses. Beautiful pictures.....makes me so excited for spring. |
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 2, 14 at 23:11
| The local nursery rose fields opened yesterday |
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- Posted by jasminerose4u 9b (My Page) on Wed, Apr 2, 14 at 23:25
| Kim's climbing thornless rose, Annie Laurie McDowell :) |
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| Thank you for posting the lovely pictures everyone. Jay, love your Ambridge Rose and Perfume Tiger. Jim, some lovely lavenders, I'm going to plant a Neptune this weekend. They are all very pretty. Jasminerose, your Annie Laurie McDowell is gorgeous and a thornless rose is always appealing. Kippy, love seeing all the nursery roses too. I've always thought California must be a great place to see so many beautiful roses! |
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| These are last years because roses are actually still dormant here but I should see life soon! We get blooms in early June.
Carefree Sunshine: |
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- Posted by deervssteve 9 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 3, 14 at 12:16
| Buds, buds, any want pictures of buds? Flowers not so much. The only rose not planted this year with flowers is Galway Bay. Over a hundred buds on GB and flowers are appearing. |
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| This is my pink Don Juan. So far DJ is the only rose blooming. Evelyn, golden celebration, nacogdoches and strike it rich will be blooming soon. |
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- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Thu, Apr 3, 14 at 14:19
| What a bunch of GORGEOUS roses!!! We can really grow them, can't we! :) :) I just adored Perfume Tiger, Charles de Gaulle (I should get that rose!) and Mister Lincoln.!! So many roses, so little space. :) |
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| Jim your Neptune and blue girl are beautiful. |
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| Jim1961, your Mister Lincoln is gorgeous, hope mine is that pretty. Boncrow66, your Pink Don Juan is so lovely! Hope blooms will be bursting out everywhere for you soon! |
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| Oh….these pictures are so beautiful. Love all the lavenders, Jim. They are my favorite! That pink DJ is outstanding.I really enjoyed each picture. Thanks, everyone. Lesley |
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- Posted by mendocino_rose z8 N CA. (My Page) on Thu, Apr 3, 14 at 18:48
| This is one of my favorite photos, Climbing Snowbird. Thanks everyone for the beautiful roses. |
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| Oooh, that Snow bird is gorgeous mendocino_rose. |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo (My Page) on Thu, Apr 3, 14 at 23:54
| I haven't uploaded them to my laptop so I'm going to have to go one by one, but I took these two days ago while at my parent's house. Burgundy Iceberg reverting to Iceberg: Jay |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo (My Page) on Thu, Apr 3, 14 at 23:56
| Circus Jay |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo (My Page) on Thu, Apr 3, 14 at 23:58
| Sombreuil's first of the year. Jay |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo (My Page) on Fri, Apr 4, 14 at 0:00
| More from Perfume Tiger. Jay |
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- Posted by Columbine2012 5 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 4, 14 at 0:02
| Wild Blue Yonder Rose |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo (My Page) on Fri, Apr 4, 14 at 0:03
| Purezza's first bloom. Jay |
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- Posted by kathy9norcal CA 9 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 4, 14 at 1:30
| Three of my favorite photos from last spring:
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| Everyone's Disneyland rose looks way better in their gardens than the ones at Disneyland do! Kokoloko is the first of mine to open. I pruned them way too late this year. |
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| California dreamin |
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| Sara- Ann , you seem like a darling woman. Your DH is a lucky guy! |
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- Posted by growing_rene 7a/b (My Page) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 7:09
| Like deervssteve, I can take pictures of a few buds. :) Lovely pictures and they are very dangerous for me...I'll take one of each, please. :) Bloom time is drawing near! In the meantime, I am so happy to see all of these beauties. |
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| Thank you everyone for all the lovely pictures. Kokoloko is something. They are all beautiful roses. Susan, your California Dreamin' is dreamy indeed. Thank you for the sweet comment. Growing_rene, I don't mind if you and Steve post pictures of your buds, that's an exciting time, mine aren't quite there yet. |
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- Posted by desertgarden561 9a/SZ11 -NV (My Page) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 13:06
| Climbing America Little White Pet Bolero Twilight Zone Pleasure
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| Buds? Did someone ask for buds?! Buttercream Candy Land Dainty Bess Elle Eyeconic Pink Lemonade First and Foremost Garden Party Hondo Iobelle Julia Child Love Marijke Koopman |
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| Desertgarden, lovely blooms, love of your America, I'm anxious to see how well mine does this year. I just planted Twlight Zone, hope it looks that good, all your roses are lovely. Seil, those are luscious buds!! Love them all, but Buttercream, Elle and Garden Party are my favorite, thanks ladies. |
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- Posted by growing_rene 7a/b (My Page) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 18:35
| Ok, I hope this works! You are right, Sara-Ann, this is an exciting time. :) This is Golden Showers
Finally, a bloom, though only because I just bought it. No name from Lowe's, but it is gorgeous!
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| Posting from my phone do I don't know how to put multiple photos on one post. Forgive me. Since we're doing buds! Quick backstory. I'm 22. This is my grandparents house. There were two designated rose beds. With some surviving roses. So most have no names. Kokoloko! Many many buds. I've of my additions to the rose beds. |
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| A fragrant pink. Dependable. Blooms in moderate flushes at a predictable speed. |
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| Twilight zone. A real winner. Bloomed it's heart out after I planted it last year. This year it's doing even better. There's 39 buds on it! |
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| Pillow fights. Nice honey scent. Bundles of pretty white flowers. Like a smaller prettier iceberg. These are pretty beat up by the rain. |
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| Abraham Darby. One of my other additions. Loaded with flowers. |
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| A climbing rose I found half dead suffocating under the vine. Last year I sacrificed the blooms for growth. I think it might only bloom once. Because it never made another bud. This year it made quite a few. I'm excited to finally see what they look like. |
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| This one is a beautiful peach orange and I love it so dearly. It smells amazing. And it needs to go. It's riddled with virus, and gives one spring flush. Followed quickly by chlorosis and feeble attempts at blooming resulting in deformed flowers. Still looking for a replacement. |
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| A nice pink with a spicy fragrance. Gives the yard a more airy look. |
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| A nice "blue" with a strong fragrance. Incredible vase life. Making a Weird one with four buds. The rest are normal. Slow rebloom, average grower, moderate flushes. |
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| Black baccara Planted last year. |
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| Three roses. One is white with pink edges. Smells amazing, just started really growing. I was going to chuck it but now I'm waiting. A very fragrant bright coral. And one I've never seen bloom. But it decided to try this year so it's spared the shovel. |
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| A noid yellow rose. It has very long sturdy stems. Excellent form, light fragrance, and it's never without blooms. Superb vase life. Currently about 12 feet tall. It is the slowest to get going though. |
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| Distant drums. Also budding out. |
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| And Finally dark night. Now if only I could figure out why the other ones I planted last year won't bloom. |
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| Love the buds, seil and Orphien! Orphien--the only way to post multiple pics on one post is to upload your pics to a free photo service like photobucket.com and then use their apparatus to download to here--as many times as you want per post. Kate |
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- Posted by deervssteve 9 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 7, 14 at 22:30
| Beauty of Glazenwood starting the annual display. About 30 feet. Hard to photograph. |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo 10/24 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 14 at 1:04
| A nice bloom from Abe Darby: Jay |
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| Thanks for sharing everyone. Ordphien, love the buds, can't wait to start seeing mine. Wow, Steve, that bush is huge! Jay, beautiful bloom of Abe Darby. |
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- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 14 at 13:46
| My goodness - that's a GORGEOUS Abe Darby!!!!! I'm probably going to get rid of mine because the canes can't hold up the blooms. Plus mine NEVER looked THAT good!!! Carol |
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| This is the hardest part for me. The jump from bud to flower. Lovely Abe. One of my favorites. Mines got a bud that's just about to pop. |
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- Posted by deervssteve 9 (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 14 at 17:39
| First bloom from Firefighter. |
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| I'm cheating a little, this was probably one of my first blooms from last year, Dublin Bay. It was taken on May 9th. I'm guessing I'll have my first blooms around that time this year, or possibly even later. I am so anxious! Steve, your Firefighter is a nice red. Ordphein, post a picture of your Abe when it opens, please. |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 14 at 21:30
| Two more from Abe Darby: Jay |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 14 at 21:32
| Brigadoon's first bloom of the year: Jay |
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| Your Darby is stunning! Mines still in this stage. I'm very happy with him. |
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| Surprise bloom from black baccara! This one was hiding behind some overgrown rosemary I trimmed today. It's extremely hard for my phone to capture reds, let alone dark reds. So please excuse the weirdness of the photos. I still haven't truly caught how black these roses are in pictures. I'm pleased with this rose. She had a rule. No red roses in her yard..ever. So. This, being red, and a florist rose, was designated to the furthest races of the rose bed. Where one can't see the roses, and the ones there are used for cutting. This year it's made a better attempt. Leafed out some. Grew another 6". |
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| In the shade. The colours went very flat. I couldn't get a photo in the shade. But I think it gives you an idea of how dark it is. |
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| At night with flash. Shows off how velvety it is. |
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| kokoloko. I just got this rose in October. |
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| You guys have some beautiful roses!!!!! I just started gardening last summer and bit has it been one emotional roller coaster!!! Lol! I'm still learning but have fallen madly deeply in love with it. I have 2 knockout roses planted on each side of my mailbox with tons! Of buds forming. I have 2 hybrid tea roses, one miniature 'cupcake' rose and one tiny one that I think is a miniature too that I have in pot OH! And a peach drift in a pot too with buds as well. I'll attach a pic of cupcake and I'll attach my buds as well! One day I'll have a collection like you all. ☺️ |
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| This is my peach drift |
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- Posted by deervssteve 9 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 9, 14 at 21:07
| Galway Bay |
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- Posted by deervssteve 9 (My Page) on Wed, Apr 9, 14 at 21:09
| Beauty of Glazenwood |
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- Posted by thebeatgroover 7b - Durham, NC (My Page) on Wed, Apr 9, 14 at 21:19
| Dick Clark with unusually shallow edging in a greenhouse! |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo 10/24 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 10, 14 at 0:46
| A young Reine des Violettes getting ready for the spring flush. Jay |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo 10/24 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 10, 14 at 0:48
| Darcey Bussell. So far most of the blooms have taken on a nice crimson-purple hue. Jay |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo 10/24 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 10, 14 at 0:51
| Forgot to mention this one in the recent Austin thread. Winchester Cathedral with Black Knight Sweet Peas behind it. Jay |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo 10/24 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 10, 14 at 0:52
| And Sunset Celebration's first bloom this year Jay |
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| Yay... It's happenin' with our southern friends. Thanks for sharing! God willing, in a few months rosy happiness will be happenin' here as well!!! :-) |
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- Posted by deervssteve 9 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 10, 14 at 21:30
| I deadheaded Galway Bay and cut a few unspent blooms. |
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- Posted by deervssteve 9 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 14, 14 at 21:44
Duchess de Brabant  Peace |
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- Posted by deervssteve 9 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 14, 14 at 22:23
| Oympiad |
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- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Mon, Apr 14, 14 at 23:54
| Oh! These pictures are heavenly!!! Really love that Galaway Bay!! But they are all gorgeous - such lovely colors!! Carol |
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- Posted by socks12345 Zone 9 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 17, 14 at 21:08
| Doing a little deadheading this evening and was taken by surprise by Sexy Rexy. She's really putting on a show. I love those smaller blooms with lots of petals. This has been a very satisfactory bush for me. Thanks to everyone else posting here. I enjoy the pictures.
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- Posted by socks12345 Zone 9 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 17, 14 at 21:19
| Here's another bush which is a trouble-free showoff. I rarely even deadhead it. Betty Boop
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- Posted by socks12345 Zone 9 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 17, 14 at 21:21
| Mellow Yellow. I love the scalloped edges of the petals. This is from last spring as was the above.
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| Twilight Zone. Please excuse the weeds. I can't tell you how much weeding I've done in the past years. |
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| Mauve noid. Smells divine and never gets anything. Even aphids. |
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| Mauve noid. Smells divine and never gets anything. Even aphids. |
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- Posted by daisyincrete 10? (My Page) on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 6:46
| Teasing Georgia
Abraham Darby just opening.
and fully open.
Munstead Wood
Blush Noisette just beginning.
Gruss an Aachen
Golden Celebration
Looking down on Marechal Niel...
...and looking up.
Lady Emma Hamilton.
Sombreuil from a distance...
...and close up.
A new, young Rosa mutabilis.
Archduc Joseph from a distance...
...and close up.
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| Everyone has been posting some lovely pictures here. Steve, I love your Galway Bay, it's gorgeous. Socks, your Sexy Rexy looks great and I loved my Mellow Yellow, but it didn't make it through our harsh winter. Ordphien, I love Twilight Zone, I've planted one this year. No clue what your other one is, but it is nice. Daisy, yours are so lovely. You have some very beautiful roses. I love your Austins and the Archduc Joseph is such a pretty color and Sombruiel is a gorgeous rose. |
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- Posted by socks12345 Zone 9 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 10:13
| Ordphien, I'm impressed with all your hard work to renovate your grandparents' roses. You sure seem to be enjoying yourself too. I do have one word for you as far as the weeds are concerned: MULCH! It will make a world of difference for you. |
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- Posted by desertgarden561 9a/SZ11 -NV (My Page) on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 12:29
| Daisy, Your garden is amazing!!!! It's the elements rose books are made of…. Lynn |
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- Posted by Toolbelt68 7 (My Page) on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 14:48
| A few of my Zeffies.... |
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- Posted by DNTQuilter (saflinch@comcast.net) on Fri, Apr 18, 14 at 20:17
| Gorgeous pictures everyone. It will late June until we see blooms here in South Central PA. Jim1961, so glad to see Mr. Lincoln is still with you following the big surgery that you gave him last year. |
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| I really hope the twilight zone does as well for you as me. It's a beautiful rose. I find the bush pleasing as well. I planted mine last year. I wish I could find out which rose it is as I want one when I move out. Ah Mulch. I don't mulch. The weeds you see are the result of 5 years of letting both yards go to hell. Thank you. In trying really hard to get this yard in shape. |
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- Posted by Heatwave2000 (8 Central, TX) (My Page) on Thu, May 1, 14 at 15:31
| Here is a pic of my new Twilight Zone "before" planting it this April. It was absolutely gorgeous, with a strong fruity aroma. I've never planted roses before, but after planting, it doesn't look anything like this anymore. It's blooms are now very tiny and weak, more pink instead of purple, and no longer large and fluffy. I read to clip off the spent flowers to the first 5 leaf branch, or on a cluster, just the dead bloom. Tried that, but now it has almost no blooms at all. Hoping this is just the shock of transplanting, and not permanent. Twilight Zone |
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- Posted by deervssteve 9 (My Page) on Mon, May 5, 14 at 21:01
| Pompon blanc parfait |
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- Posted by deervssteve 9 (My Page) on Mon, May 5, 14 at 21:02
| Buff Beauty |
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- Posted by SaraKinsey none (My Page) on Thu, May 8, 14 at 9:18
| I don't know what kind of rose it is (I'm new to gardening), but I love it! |
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| Aby Darby I took this pic around 7am. By 4pm, it was a goner. They told me that this rose needs full sun. But this is my 2nd David Austin that doesn't tolerate Chicago full sun. |
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| I'm a newbie to gardening and have been battling thrips so I'm overjoyed to see this guy blooming looking unscathed. Patiently awaiting it to open, my beautiful Pink Peace |
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| Here's Queen Mary II. |
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| Zephirine Drouhin. |
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| Abraham Darby |
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| Abraham Darby before it's fully opened. How different it looks! |
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- Posted by densiemill (My Page) on Fri, May 16, 14 at 16:18
| My faves Double Delight |
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- Posted by densiemill (My Page) on Fri, May 16, 14 at 16:19
| Another |
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- Posted by Dinglehopp3r 7a East TN (My Page) on Sat, May 17, 14 at 1:56
| Here are a few from my brand new rose boarder, this whole bed is less than 2 weeks old. This is my first time ever growing any type of real rose (knockouts don't count) so of course I am RIDICULOUSLY excited about these babies! Wish me luck!
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- Posted by jasminerose4u 9b (My Page) on Sat, May 17, 14 at 11:08
| Jessica: I love your rich wall color. It really shows off your beautiful roses. Those Ebb Tide buds are neat. I hope you post an update when the they open. The anticipation is part of the fun, isn't it? |
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- Posted by HollyKline 7 (My Page) on Sat, May 17, 14 at 13:12
| Just a phone pic which does them no justice, but - my Julio Iglesias. |
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