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!
All of your roses are great, but those William Baffin’s are especially gorgeous. Great job!
i agree with Moe! gorgeous! My wife is standing over my shoulder and agrees:) you must have a pretty good camera too!
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!
Your roses are gorgeous. It looks as if the weather has been great for them this year!
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.
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. 😉
Josh I should have added this to my last comment – Glad you found the site through The Ben Sparks. I hope you return.
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.