| This was the rose garden in August
2003, after a pruning. It didn't look much different in October: C is
an enthusiastic pruner and whacks the living hell out of the roses at
every opportunity.
We Discuss this matter periodically. I am all for whacking hybrid teas,
but
these aren't hybrid teas, these are bush roses (floribundas, for the
most
part) and it's my opinion that they should be allowed to be, well,
bushy. C, however, is a veritable demon for detecting a hint of black spot, a suggestion of curl, and ... whack! So for the most part, I get to enjoy bushy roses in the spring. The rest of the time, they look like specimens rather than a garden. I admit that he does keep them healthy. We don't use pesticides, fungicides, or other -cides. So I can't complain too much. But I do anyway. *sigh* |
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 This is Easy Going, snapped in the morning of October 12. We moved her to the garden a couple of months ago and so far she seems to be happy with her new location. 10/03 |
 This is Margaret Merrill. I don't know why it's
so difficult to keep white roses looking pristine and have decided not
to worry about the teastains that show up on the petals.
I do love the open bloom. 10/03 |
 Stretch Johnson, which also has a more glorious
name that I can't remember offhand. I hope that you can see the spider
web, decorated with water drops, to the right of the blossoms.
10/03
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 Nicole 10/03 |
 The nasturtiums aren't in the rose garden, but
I couldn't
resist posting this shot of water on the leaves.10/03
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 The rose garden on November 1, 2003, looking back toward the house. The Rose Whacker has not been at work for a while and we've had a tremendous heat spell recently, so the roses are flourishing. |
 This is Dallas, which I bought when my son had recently moved there (he has since, and happily, departed). The bush is tall (it's on the right side in the garden photo just above and to the left) and the roses grow on long, long stems. |
 I planted Sea Pearl in memory of my beloved
mother-in-law,
Muriel (Nickie) Gold. I think she would have liked the soft colors and
the
pretty, delicate way the blossoms open, and shade gradually into white.
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| (c) 2003 Marta Randall photos (c) 2003 Marta Randall |
