DSC02695 480x640 Climbing rose.

Such a contrast to last winter Julia! :)

So nice to have roses flowering in December. Your UK climate is so surprising.

Lovely ML :)))))))))))

Happy and fragrant new year ML!!

So pretty

Hi Meadowland...
That's a pretty rose...
Happy 2012 to you and yours :o) xxx

Happy New Year Meadowland x

Hi there. Weather in Budapest hovering around 0C most of the time. We've had regular frosts much not much snow this winter. Yes you must visit Budapest, it is Europes best kept secret, an absolute jewell of a city.

Happy new year and what a surprise to see this still growing .I hope we don't get a bad january now!

lovely julia and happy newyear, happy gardeing and painting to :o))) x

I wonder if the plants know how grateful we are to them for flowering so late in the year??? lol Lovely M.

I love roses to but i have had to get rid of them all ,I only had them in pots. but as i am getting older the thorn's rip my arms to shreds,my skin is so thin :)))

Oh dear Cmsue, what a shame for you to have to get rid of all your gorgeous roses!! You can get some thornless varieties now though. The only one I can think of at the moment is Zephrine Drouhine, which is a bright pink climber but Im sure there are many others.