Robyn's Roses: May 23, 2012

May 23, 2012

I need to do LOTS of dead-heading of my roses in both the back and front gardens. However, there is still lots of color just beginning to show from other plants. . .

Back garden:

My Endless Summer hydrangea is enjoying its new location.

'Mary Rose' - DA (1)

'Mary Rose' - DA (2)

Butterfly Bush (pink verbena in front)

Daylily (by the pool) - I love the ruffly edges

Daylily (south fence) Similar but different variety than the one by the pool.

Front garden (eastern exposure):

Pink Bower Vine

'Twist n Shout' Lacecap Hydrangea. This should get pinker with time but it's only the second year so we'll see what the soil pH does with it.

Although I've been growing roses since 2005, my online photo journal begins in 2009 and will be added to as my garden progresses. My favorite roses are David Austin English Roses (DA) in every shade of pink.

Climate Zone 8 - Cold-air Basins of California's Central Valley.
Growing season is mid-February through November. This is a valley floor with no coastal influence. Summers are hot (temps get well into the 100's); winter lows range from 29 degrees to 13 degrees F/-2 degrees to -11 degrees C. Rain comes in the cooler months, covering just the early part of the growing season.

My Roses

Belinda's Dream - floribunda
Bishop's Castle - DA
Brilliant Pink Iceberg - floribunda
China Doll - polyantha
Classic Woman - romantica hybrid tea
Cottage Rose - DA
Eden Climber - romantica hybrid tea
Fairy - polyantha
Gertrude Jekyll - DA
Glamis Castle - DA
Golden Celebration - DA
Heritage - DA
Huntington - DA
Janet - DA
Julia Child - floribunda
Kimberlina - floribunda
Mary Rose - DA (x3)
Michaelangelo - romantica hybrid tea
Our Lady of Guadalupe - floribunda
Pink Traviata - romantica hybrid tea
Pink Sunblaze - miniature
Princess Alexandra of Kent - DA
Scepter'd Isle - DA
Sophy's Rose - DA
The Alnwick Rose - DA
Winchester Cathedral - DA
Winsome - miniature
Wise Portia - DA
Young Lycidas - DA
Yves Piaget - romantica hybrid tea