Blogs on roses

Roses flowering today

This is 'Rhapsody in Blue' showing itself for the third time this year! The little Peach coloured Patio Rose must be over...

Fashions

Not too long ago I streamed Monty Don's program from Japan. The spring cherry blossom time and the autumn changing leaves...

THE ROSE

I SEE A ROSE OF BEAUTY RARE IN RAPTURE HELD, I STAND AND STARE THE ROSE IT HOLDS SUCH MYSTIC POWER IT MOVES ME LIKE NO OTHER...

Ebb Tide new last year

This is Ebb tide, bought from the Fragrant Rose company last year. I planted it this spring. It is the darkest rose I have...

Roses grow on you

Last Autumn while pruning my roses I used some of the prunings as hardwood cuttings, plunged in a large pot and left out...

Spellbound by the roses!

The roses in our garden have never been as good as they have been so far this year and I know I have mentioned it before,...

A short glimpse of our roses.

I think this year has been a wonderful time for roses-they must have loved the very wet winter when we were feeling so fed...

Is it a bicolor rose

But I think its tricolor. Isn't it...

News from our Front.1 Blooming Roses

We inherited a few rose bushes 22 yrs ago and added a "Retirement Rose" to the back garden...(OK shan't mention it again...

A Visit to David Austin Roses

As a member of a local Garden Centre Club I went recently with a friend to David Austin Roses in Albrighton. It was a damp...

Constance Spry

It got so big, towering over other plants...blocking the light, so I decided to give it a good prune only four days ago. I...

Prairie rose

Look at that lovely rose...but do not get fooled. This is not an innocent little blushing rose it is a monster which cannot...

A FEW ROSES FROM MY GARDEN BEFORE THEY GO OVER.

Here below a few roses from my garden, photos taken this morning, before they finish flowering. They flowered late this year...

"Here Come The Rose's"

I am only just starting to build up my collection of Roses, so thought you may like to see those in bloom at the moment. My...

Ten Most Fragrant Roses:

was talking in another post about roses and how they don't seem to have scent these days. remembered I had a list of fragrant...

My roses and new arch

Last year I planted a bed of roses and have got a new arch. And on one side I have a variegated honeysuckle and Gertrude...

IN PRAISE OF AUSTIN ROSE LADY EMMA HAMILTON

I adore this rose, it has a wonderful, strong perfume. She's a little floppier this year (planted last year), but David...

*VISIT TO DAVID AUSTIN ROSES* (something for everyone)

On Tuesday I went to David Austins with my daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter Aislinn At the gate, we were welcomed by...

RNRS Festival of Roses 2012 - photo album Part 2 (of 3)

Back again with Part 2 as promised. -—————————————————————————————— I'm...

RNRS Festival of Roses 2012 - Photo Album Part 1

Once again thanks everyone for your words of encouragement. I had a really wonderful day at the Show and have already added...

Yet more roses.

Well, my goy friends, I managed to get out in the garden yesterday and prune all my roses. So, I decided to take photos of...

roses

I love my roses .. just carnt stop takeing pics of them ... Have a new one called black baccera .. carnt wait to see its...

Standard Roses - be careful !

The GC agreed to change these plants that reverted to Brambles. Seems they came from Poland. I accepted replacements...

Roses

This year seems to be a bumper year for my roses-helped, no doubt, by the liberal digging in of sheep manure from the corral...

Ancient History of Rose Plants - Floribunda, Grandiflora, Hybrid Tea and Polyantha Roses – Part 1

Following is Part One of a two part series about the history of rose plants I just published. I thought that some of you...

ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN OF SWEDEN.

The Queen of Sweden arrived on Saturday 10th December and, although I welcomed her, I would have preferred her to come in...

my roses

i think i have gone rose made this year, buying them like they going out of fashion . have got ten this year, mostly climers...

Look whats arrived!

At last its here, the white rose `Madame Plantier`arrived on Thursday morning just before I left for work. I quickly unwrapped...

Survivor of the snow

Tuesday 13th. January. 9.30 a.m. After a misty start, the sun is coming out and it's all rather springlike here in South...

Tell Me A STory - Part 6 - The Legend of the Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata)

In the latter half of 1838, Cherokee People who had not voluntarily moved west earlier were forced to leave their homes in...

Roses in my garden

Well, I'm a self confessed roseaholic-just bought another 3 today so here they are for you Pipsqueak -this is a climber-Compassion Auckland...

Rose Petal Perfume

Here is a Little Memory from My Childhood Days :) Id collect Rose Petals Blown from My Mums Rose Bushes that laid on the...

STANDARD ROSE THANKS MIKEC

Last year i wrote a blog about my standard rose that i'd had for about 25-26yrs, it was on its last legs, but Mike told me...

O (de) to Roses...

Wow! Thanks, everybody. I never expected so many readers. Made my day you have, :-) I've been busy in Concrete Heaven today...

A visit to Peter Beales Rose Centre Again

A few weeks ago we came to a decision that was to change the appearance of our property ...... for ever .... . I wasn,t sure...

Sulphur Powder

Hi Folks to all those that were interested in the Sulphur Application for the roses, in my earlier Blog. I was unable to...

Bugs and blobs on Roses

Reading some of the problems of greenfly and blackspot folk have on roses, I well know the fealing!. When we built our new...

standard rose

I have a stanard rose, called peace it is in a really big pot & i mean big, i have had it over 25yrs, & no problems...

Garden colour inspiration - New Feature

Hello all, We sort of hinted this was coming when Majeekahead asked for colour search a few days ago... we have just put...