Roses and palm trees, looks like my kind of heaven!

Just today I noticed (for the first time) a row of five Distant Drums in full bloom nearby. I didn't have time to stop and take a picture, but I was very happy to see somebody else who was a fan of this Buck Rose.

There are tons of roses in bloom. My parents' neighbor has some lovely Living Easy and Just Joey plantings in his front yard with what I suspect may be Reve d'Or trained over his front door. It's just beautiful right now.

I saw a gigantic Mutabilis in full bloom a day ago and a white Noisette creeping over a fence that I thought was either Lamarque or Madame Alfred Carriere which is occasionally available at nurseries around here. Many Lady Banks roses are looking beautiful.

Julia Childs and Icebergs all over are just covered in blooms. It's a wonderful time of year! I'm noticing more roses than ever before here because I'm actually paying attention to landscaping everywhere I go.

Jay

The roses edged in boxwood are really ornamental and soften the hardscape so well. It turns it into an almost park-like setting.