Wow you should be very proud of yourself!
Nice to meet you and job well done on your pics! :)

Thank you so much Jim! I might be just a little proud ;)

It's nice to make your acquaintance!

Welcome to GardenWeb and thank you for sharing those lovely pictures of your garden! Your roses look fantastic against the colors of your house, as well as healthy and happy in their own regard. I'm sure your neighbors will enjoy the lovely view and might just start to add color and interest to their own yards as well. Regardless, I'm sure your mother would be thrilled with all the vibrant colors, particularly the yellows, and your yard is a living happy tribute to her that should indeed make you justly proud.

Keep posting and sharing ideas with all of us!

Cynthia

Wow, you've done a great job! You are so right about gardening. The ability to manipulate (in a good way) our own little part of the environment - creating something of beauty and tranquility in our living space where there was nothing of interest before - is both soothing and healing as well as exciting and rewarding. There's very little I enjoy as much as being outside gardening. Well, there's skiing....

Keep up the good work!

Welcome to the garden, Jessica! Your roses and garden are beautiful! I understand how you feel about your little garden being your refuge. Although sometimes things happen that we can't control it's still our one place where we can make a stand and say "this is MY place"! And I love your crazy colors! I too mix things up with tons of bright colors all over the place. When I was little my best friend's Mother used to always say to mix all color together because that was how nature did it and She knew what She was doing!

Hello Jessica !! We are sorta neighbors , I live in middle tennesee . In two weeks I move to a little town called burns . I'm close to your age , 30.
Your roses are so pretty and you should be so proud of yourself ! And I think by stepping out and taking control of your surroundings, you may find that neighbors will catch the bug too and try to make their space pretty too . And if not , I guarantee your flowers will bring smiles to people faces as they walk by ! I'm sorry to hear you lost your dear mother , mine is the reason I love gardening. It's amazing how theraputic digging in the dirt can be ! It makes me feel very close to God , caring for his gifts .
I love the pic of the shockwave and rogucci clematis ! So pretty. I was going to order that Clem but chose Betty Corning instead. She has a similar bell habit.
Looking forward to hearing more from you!
Jen

Very nice Jessica! Yes, looks as though you have definitely been bitten by the rose bug, and you may already be aware of the fact that you're in good company on this forum.

Btw, some colors work better with certain colors of a home's exterior, and the landscape on a larger scale. The bright colors look nice and perfectly appropriate with your home and the exterior color.

Lynn

Jessica your roses and your garden is beautiful. You certainly have a green thumb! I too am drawn to the more bright colors, especially yellow, I agree with your mom that it's the happiest color. I think you should plant what makes you happy and not what's expected. I love Ebb Tide next to GC, I planted GC this year and was glad to see how he will look in another year. I planted a new garden this year with mainly different shades of pink and GC but plan to add Lady Emma Hamilton, Easy does it and love song (that's just what's on the list for now:)) next year. I may have to add Rio Samba to the list too! Welcome to the forum and thank you for sharing your story and beautiful pics. I look forward to seeing your garden grow.

Beautiful! I'm especially impressed by the chrysler ...mine had a powdery mildew attack...hopefully it will recover

Hello, Jessica. I loved all your photos and I think what you've done in your garden is terrific. As Jen says, you never know, the neighbors may be inspired and create a whole new look for your block! But you are doing this for YOU, and that is the most important thing. I find there is nothing so satisfying as time spent in the garden - I consider it a form of art and the flowers are my palette of paints. :-)
Do continue to post photos as the garden grows!
Anne

Jessica - Your roses and other flowers are lovely. I love the bright colors. How sweet and precious to pay tribute to your mother with the yellow. Gardening can be very therapeutic, I hope you continue to enjoy it.

Thank you for the garden tour--lovely roses and perennials! I too am particularly partial to yellow roses. You might want to take a look at Molineux, which sometimes sports apricot shades, depending on the weather.

If you get into climbers, Austin's The Pilgrim is an exquisitely beautiful rose--although a bit slow growing.

For a hot contrast, you might also consider Lady of Shalott who is golden apricot.

Not that you need help. You've done marvelously well in your selection of some really terrific roses. And I agree--those yellows look wonderful next to the color or the house--and contrasted with darker beauties like Munstead Woods (probably my favorite Austin). Great combinations of perennials with your roses.

Kate

Jessica, nice to meet you! Your garden is beautiful I love the hodgepodge of bright colors and my garden is planted that way -- also on purpose! I am a sucker for soft baby pinks though, but I also love the wild and crazy stripes and bright colors!

We're also close in age, I'm 30 (31 in less than a month, although I think my cake will say 29 again!) and this is my 3rd year rose gardening and it has been such a fun time.

Take care,
Andrea

Hi Jessica---I'm over on the other side of the smokies, a little S.E. of you. Everything looks great. Continue to enjoy your garden and continue to post pic's.

Hello I'm new here, but couldn't help myself from commenting! Your pictures are all beautiful! ! I am a huge fan of all the bright colors, it looks so happy. :) You have done a very nice job!!

WELCOME Jessica; Your garden is lovely! What a wonderful home you have made. Gardening is a most therapeutic hobby, it refreshes the soul and exercises the body. Nice to meet you!