And then there are the roses. We have about 40+ bushes of them. And though we give them only minimum care, they thrive. This year we are battling black spot, due to our long, wet spring, but they bloom regardless. Especially the lighter roses shine at dusk, just before night falls.
The rose in the first picture Richard bought me in a small pot at Trader Joe's a few years back. After it was done blooming, I moved it to a larger pot and stuck it in the corner, next to our fence. It must have send a taproot into the ground because it now takes up the entire corner in that area. It's probably 3-4 ft. wide and again that high. Covered from head to toe in fragrant, sweet blossoms and buds. I don't know the name of it, nor the name of the exquisite bud below the first picture. That wonderful, butterscotch colored rose gets the most perfect buds and open into huge, long-lasting flowerheads. The open flowers are as big as my hand.
I could post pages and pages of rose pictures alone. But you'll enjoy them more a few at a time.
How beautiful! Ash is in the mood these days to plant roses, I will have to make sure she sees these ones :)
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful. And if you choose disease resistant ones, they can be a fairly low maintenance joy, once established. :)
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