After an embarrassingly long delay, I am finally taking you on a tour of the back yard. We practically live out here when the weather cooperates; even simple meals taste stupendous when you are sounded by the heady aroma of hundreds of rose blooms.
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| 'Constance Spry'; English Rose Climber, 1961 |
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| 'Radiance'; Hybrid Tea, 1908 |
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| 'Seagull'; 1907 |
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| Seagull, in Italian Prune tree |
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| Foreground: 'Francesca', 1922 and 'Danae', 1913. The pink rose in the center back is 'Applejack', 1973 |
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| Climbers: 'Rêve d'Or', 1869 and 'Sombreuil', c. 1880. |
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| Once-Bloomers, L-R: 'Gloire de France', 1828; 'Belle de Crecy, <1836; 'Bella Donna', <1848; 'Mme. Plantier', 1835; 'Mme. Antoine Mari', <1890. |
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| A riot of roses. |
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| Foreground: 'Lady Hillingdon', 1910 |
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| Upper Left to Lower Right: 'Sombreuil', c. 1880; "Portland from Glendora", found rose; 'Mme. Joseph Schwartz', 1880; 'Marchesa Boccella', 1842; 'Baby Love' (yellow) 1992 |
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| 'Buff Beauty', 1939 |
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Here are a couple photos I took today.
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| Baby roses (gallon size) in the greenhouse. We were going to have a sale but did a jewelry show instead. We have got to have a sale in July and find these babies homes! |
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| We're eating right here just about every day that the weather allows. it sure smells good... |
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| This arbor is the path to the chicken coop, behind the garage. :-) |
Well, that's enough for now. I hope you enjoyed visiting my rosy corner of the world!
