Rose beauties of our garden
Walking into our backyard during rose season, you are welcomed by fragrance, beauty and variety. Not much rhyme or reason to it, other than love.
Our climbers may someday imitate the arbors and trellises my master-gardener Dad tended. They’re on their way! In our growing shrub garden, you’ll find irresistible roses by David Austin, easier grown roses of Texas A & M’s Earth-kind cultivars, and newly, a few Old Garden roses.
The Damask Ispahan arrived in December, from Palatine Roses. The Gallica’s Desiree Parmentier and Henri Fouquier were planted last spring, but had already bloomed prior to planting. These old world varieties are are a bit fussy, and only one time bloomers. We’re growing them for their strong and true rose fragrance and their claim to Zone 4 hardiness. Do check back next year for pictures!
belinda’s dream
Boscobel
DuchessE de bRAbrant
Gertrude jekyll
GRAHAM THOMAS
lady ashe
La marne
Princess alexandria of kent
spirit of freedom
the fairY
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Rose says
Beautiful! I can smell them from here. I just came inside from working with my roses. Praise God for the beauty in nature He has given us.
Ruth Froese says
Praise God indeed! He is The Creator. The Gardener. We just sub-garden, and I’m so glad we get to!