Rose blooms galore!
Remember about two weeks ago I wrote a post about all the roses in my yard? I told you that they were all in bloom at once and that the scent was heavenly?
I was working bellow the roses in the middle photo planting some new plants when the roses were in full bloom and I ended up being covered in petals. The branches of one of my largest roses, William Baffin, were moving in the light breeze and petals were raining down on me.
I still have roses in bloom but different roses, different colors and different scents now. The lilies are blooming too.
I thought you might enjoy seeing the roses in bloom so here’s a sample from my garden for you to enjoy.
Fading William Baffin blooms:
From left to right - Compte de Chambord, William Baffin (the very large rose in the center!), Parade and Prince Napoleon with fading Karl Rosenfield peonies below:
Barone Prevost and Jacques Cartier roses
That was a whole lot of pink wasn’t it? If only you could smell it too!
July 5th, 2007 at 10:01 am
All of your roses are great, but those William Baffin’s are especially gorgeous. Great job!
July 6th, 2007 at 12:40 am
i agree with Moe! gorgeous! My wife is standing over my shoulder and agrees:) you must have a pretty good camera too!
July 6th, 2007 at 12:41 am
oh, and I am a first time visitor to your site. i found you through bensparks blog. you have a very nice site and i will definitely visit often to read your posts.
thanks!
July 6th, 2007 at 1:25 am
Your roses are gorgeous. It looks as if the weather has been great for them this year!
July 8th, 2007 at 3:10 am
The William Baffin Rose is HUGE! I call it a tree. It’s at least 10 feet tall right now by maybe 6 or 7 feet wide! I’d advise anyone getting one to make sure they have the space for it. Otherwise it’s a lovely and very hardy rose.
July 8th, 2007 at 3:16 am
Hey Josh, thanks! The camera that I think most of those photos were taken with is a Sony Cybershot DSC-H5. A very nice digital camera. I just bought a digital SLR camera though so the photos *might* get even nicer.
July 8th, 2007 at 3:17 am
Josh I should have added this to my last comment - Glad you found the site through The Ben Sparks. I hope you return.
July 8th, 2007 at 3:18 am
Kate we had a very mild winter here in Toronto so the majority of the plants got off to a good start even earlier in the year than normal. I did lose a few roses though because I didn’t winter protect this past winter as I normally do. I was just too ill last fall to do it. I’ll get it done this fall no matter what. I hate losing plants.