Showy first bloom - Climbing Westerland Rose
I’m nuts about roses. I certainly have enough of them growing in my garden to support that statement! I have 60+ rose bushes! Other than caring for roses and looking at their lovely blooms the next best thing for me is taking pictures of them. Especially ones like the photo above. Isn’t that rose just delicious? This is one of my new roses. Remember I lost several roses last winter (2006/2007)? It was a cold winter here, but we had very little snow cover that year so the roses and some of my other plants took a beating and some of them had far too much winter damage to survive. So …. I replaced the dead roses with five new ones. The rose above is called Climbing Westerland. I planted it around the end of June last year and to the best of my knowledge it didn’t bloom last year at all. Surely I couldn’t have missed huge tangerine blooms like that? I’m certain I couldn’t have … so lets say these are it’s first blooms for me. What a show! The blooms are quite large, semi double, fragrant and simply gorgeous. I certainly like my new rose friend. Do you? Gardeners, Plant and Nature lovers can join in every Sunday, visit As the Garden Grows for more information. GTS participants remember to check in at As the Garden Grows each week so that we’ll know you made a new post!
July 6th, 2008 at 1:06 am
[...] possible that Climbing Westerland could become another top favorite … possible? Take a look at this rose and tell me it isn’t [...]
July 6th, 2008 at 1:22 am
[...] and if you enjoy roses you’ve got to take a look at the Star of my garden this week. My Climbing Westerland has given me it’s first ever blooms and they are to die for - go see for [...]
July 6th, 2008 at 5:27 am
Green Thumb Sunday…
Join I took this picture Friday night and wanted to share… It’s slightly blurry. I am still learning all of the setting in my camera and night shots are not something I am entirely comfortable with yet, although I……
July 6th, 2008 at 7:58 am
I live in a condo so can’t have roses. So I’ll live vicariously through you
I played.
July 6th, 2008 at 8:33 am
I really like roses as well but I haven’t gone wild, yet. We have only started so give me a few years to catch up.
Before I was married I used to work for Sear and in the summer I would work in the garden department. That is where I met our lawyer.
She wasn’t our lawyer at the time but after she bought roses and came back for more a few times, giving me a chance to know her and her dad I was convinced she was to be our lawyer.
That was 26 years ago now and she is still our lawyer and we love her. She is still a nut for roses.
July 6th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Oh your roses are just beautiful- and to think I get excited at one little bud in my Arizona garden!
July 6th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
that is a great color! I love salmon/tangerine/peachy colors. my roses are blooming, too. I have one up for my GTS post!
July 6th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
I love roses but I went for a Calla Lily theme this week
I’m super pleased with my photos, come have a look?
July 6th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
GTS is finally posted.
Lovely Rose!
July 12th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
That’s so many rose bushes. It would look so beautiful when they bloom. Happy Sunday!
July 13th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
That’s a beautiful rose. I’ve got my shrimp plant up myself.