In my garden that was just started last fall, I now have a few of the David Austin English Roses blooming. First blooms on first year plants show great potential for this location. I was not sure if it would be sunny enough.
‘Sharifa Ashma’
‘Abraham Darby’
‘Graham Thomas’
I never get tired of blooming roses. It’s what we wail all winter to see. I hope you also enjoy them!
‘Distant Drums’
‘Rainbow’s End’ miniature rose
‘Dorothy Rose’ a single miniature
‘Halo Today’
‘Golden Showers’ a young climbing rose
After living here nearly two years, I understand why the roses and other beautiful flowers grow so large and colorful. Moderate temperatures and plentiful moisture. I love the moderate temperatures but the rain keeps me indoors more than I would like. There was no sailing over the Memorial Day weekend but the roses look great!
‘Eglantine’ was transplanted with me from Minnesota. A+ in my book.
‘Summer Wind’ was hybridized by Dr. Buck for conditions in Iowa and it does well in the NW also as many of his roses do.
‘Tyrelle’ is a sport of ‘Jeanne LaJoie’ that was discovered by a friend, Jan Staetler who is no longer with us.
This is ‘Playboy’ which is a very successful rose in my climate.
Last, but not least is this unnamed Clematis that has very showy blooms and was purchased at a local Big Box store on clearance a few weeks after we moved in. It is so beautiful, I think it deserves sharing too.
Take a peek into my garden today.
‘Jeanne Lajoie’ Climbing miniature
‘Jaqueline Du Pre’
‘Watercolors’ Floribunda
This is the best time of the year.
Hood strawberries are starting.
Calla lilies are at their best.
And roses are starting to bloom!
This the Austin rose ‘Evelyn’
Why look at drab terra-cotta pots when you can add color to the garden? One of the things I most enjoy about spring and summer is the return of color in the garden and this is an easy way to splash color.
To get started you might want to check Wal Mart garden center for cheap pot prices, but other places will have them on sale soon. Last year I painted the red pots and filled them with geraniums which wintered over in my green house. This spring I added the yellow ones. It’s easy. First you should use Thompson’s Water Seal on the inside and bottom of a new, clean terra-cotta pot. I used a cheap, foam brush to apply. Then I checked out the local Habitat for Humanity store for inexpensive paint. The outdoor yellow latex was under three bucks. I painted two coats of yellow and could have put on a third.
I like unique, trendy plants and I also like to use them in prominent places, so here you see Proven Winners Lemon Slice Superbells. I saw this plant in a garden magazine a few months ago and have been on the hunt for it!
The second yellow pot has Proven Winners Nemesia, Blue Bird and another generic orange Nemesia. Color! Contrast! Joy!
Species daffodils, trillium, hepatica and one camellia were blooming today.
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on April 18, 2013