Showy first bloom – Climbing Westerland Rose07.06.08

Join 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 [...]

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Is this a jasmine or not?08.29.07

Wordless Wednesday Burning question. I bought this plant a few years ago. You know how some nurseries and garden centers don’t always have specific labels on their plants? Well this was marked as being a jasmine and as best as I can tell after looking at several varieties I think it’s Jasmine Sambac. Still I’ve [...]

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An antique Souvenir06.24.07

Join This is a small but lovely rose called Souvenir de la Mal Maison. It’s an antique rose. It’s also fragrant, not as fragrant as some of my other antiques like Compte De Chambord, but fragrant none the less. I say this is a small rose because mine has only ever grown to a maximum [...]

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