As the Garden Grows

Wordless Wednesday

My new Climbing Iceberg rose is blooming for the first time in my garden. I bought this rose a couple of months ago as a replacement for another rose that didn’t make it through our winter … well actually through the beginning of summer. It had been alive in the early spring. Perhaps […]

Sunsprite. What an aptly named rose.

This gem of a rose is located in the back flower bed of my garden. Considering that this rose is not all that tall - perhaps 3 feet at it’s tallest - I really should have planted it in a more prominent position so that I could enjoy […]

Sharifa Asma - a lovely English rose.

Just looking at this photo brings the scent of this rose to mind. It has one of the most beautiful rose scents that I’ve ever smelled.
My Sharifa Asma is about five years old and grows to approximately 3 to 4 feet in height each year. It’s fairly […]

Wordless Wednesday

The Balloon flower is a pretty flower once it becomes established in your garden. I have three of this bluish purple kind, as well as two white balloon flower plants and one pink balloon flower plant. Yes, I love balloon flowers. Can you tell?

In the lower right corner I think that […]