I’m sharing this picture of my sweetheart, all berosed, for Becky’s Squares (Burgeoning). Felder is posing with Rosa ‘Peggy Martin’, also known as The Katrina Rose. Continue reading “Felder with Peggy Martin Rose”
Flower of the Day: Yellow Roses
I thought we could all do with a little sunshine today.
We are often warned not to ascribe human characteristics to animals – although it is clear to anyone who spends time with animals that they share at least some of the characteristics and emotions we reserve for ourselves.
How much worse must it be to ascribe them to flowers? Yet I find it so tempting. The neat rose has a calm, self-satisfied look as if everything is going to plan. Ending its days in an arrangement in a floristry marquee is right and proper. Continue reading “Flower of the Day: Yellow Roses”
The Lizard’s Rose (And Yellow Star Jasmine)
For several years my sweetheart has been growing a white rose that has been very reliable in his Mississippi garden. I have my fingers crossed as I write. He’s due back home this week and will find out how many plants have survived the summer’s drought, which is reported to have killed even well-established plants.
If the rose has survived unscathed it will have been thoroughly tested. A couple of cold spells last winter put paid to a fine rosemary bush that had been growing beside it and bit off star jasmine below ground level. Continue reading “The Lizard’s Rose (And Yellow Star Jasmine)”
Florist’s Roses: Cream, Pink and Peach
I’m offering pastel-coloured roses as a sneak peak of the treasures on display at this week’s RHS Tatton Park Flower Show. They are part of Beth Shaw’s nostalgic, scented Market Flowers installation that celebrates British-grown flowers and foliage.
Shared for Cee’s Flower of the Day.
Rosa ‘Maid of Kent’ Climbing On A Pergola At Kew
One climbing rose was outperforming the others during our recent stroll down the long pergola at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Continue reading “Rosa ‘Maid of Kent’ Climbing On A Pergola At Kew”
Rosa Caldwell Pink Repeats and Can Be Grown Organically. What’s The Catch?
Rosa ‘Caldwell Pink’ produces abundant sprays of rosette flowers; repeats from mid spring until the first frosts; and can be grown organically without spraying for pests and diseases. Drought tolerant once established, it thrives in full sun. Heat and humidity, the downfall of many a rose, suit it just fine.
‘Caldwell Pink’ is one of the top five roses my sweetheart recommendeds for Mississippi. For the last 3 or 4 weeks, sprays of neat little rosette flowers have been dancing over our shrub which occupies a choice spot at the front of the house. Reminded of its charms daily, he set about sourcing another for a museum project, but a tour of local garden centres drew a blank. After an appeal, rose lover, Jim Skipper, kindly donated one he sourced in South Mississippi.
It set me wondering why more suppliers are not stocking this easy-care variety. Continue reading “Rosa Caldwell Pink Repeats and Can Be Grown Organically. What’s The Catch?”
Rosa ‘Koko Loko’ – An Unusual Lilac-Brown Rose
While brown roses sometimes strike me as flat or artificial, I found the mixture of colours in Rosa ‘Koko Loco’ alluring. In demand as a wedding rose for obvious reasons, this variety can also be grown by gardeners. Continue reading “Rosa ‘Koko Loko’ – An Unusual Lilac-Brown Rose”