The lovely Eden Climber.
Above is Eden again, and below is The Herbalist, an Austin Rose, one that is a little less common.
Below that we have Heritage. Very beautiful and refined bloom form, lovely honey-rose fragrance. The blooms only last a day or two on the bush and even less when you cut them. But it blooms a lot to make up for that, and it is more disease resistant than some Austins.
By now you probably recognize Abraham Darby (below):
And last but not least, Souvenir de la Malmaison.
When I was a little girl I never could get enough of the color pink. So when I first started growing roses, all I thought about were bowers of pink roses. I’ve branched out and really love my red and yellow and apricot roses, but the pink ones will always have a special charm for me.
In keeping with that, I’ve been listening to Anne of Green Gables on my ipod at night to help me relax and sleep better. I really love the author’s descriptions of the ordinary beauty of Anne’s surroundings (remember Anne’s White Way of Delight, and the Lake of Shining Waters?) I grew up seeing things that way too, and as an adult, I have to remember to see the world that way.
Oh lovely. I especially like The Herbalist.
Anne of Green Gables. My favorite book as a child. I saw the world like she did. She spoke my language. Reading that book was like candy to me. Yum!
Oh, beautiful. Your roses are so amazing.
Lovely roses you have… Beautiful!
I really enjoy your blog!
I will add it to my favourites!