Rounding Up The Strays: The Final Rose Photos From Our Former Garden
Spring is here, even if the thermometer says otherwise, and it’s time to start our new garden in what we hope is now our forever home. I have reserved about a dozen roses for early delivery and I’ve even started some seeds so things are progressing. On my “real camera” I finally cleaned out the last of the photos that had been saved on there from the 2021 growing season–our last summer at our former home. Although I’m sure I’ll sneak in some older photos, especially on my Instagram, from time-to-time, from here on out I plan to mostly share only what we’re currently growing. So here they are, some of the last photos of the roses we grew in the garden we tended from 2018 – 2021. Enjoy!
Gorgeous! I hope my little Cornelia looks as good as yours when it’s all grown up. Thank you for sharing these delightful photos.
That’s so kind, Stephi! Thank you for taking the time to comment! 🙂
Very Dear Laurie,
often for years I have returned to your site to step into rose world – far more beautiful than where I live.
After reading about and seeing your photos of Strawberry Hill I did buy one. I collected many roses over the years and had to give them all up for one reason or another. In my old age I am starting over, filling my small apartment flower bed with a handful of roses I loved most – Abraham Darby, Madame Hardy, and trying some new ones; Sweet Frances, Earth Angel, Madame Anisette and Bliss…
I’m so entertained when a mother robin searching for worms beneath the flowers, looks up into the face of a nodding rose.
Your Comtesse de Rocquigney was so exquisite with her button eye, maybe If I do have years left I will try to find her to complete the range of colors and shapes in my tiny cottage garden.. Thankyou for what you have done to acquaint me with the breathtaking beauty of your roses.
Linda! Your comment brought me so much happiness, thank you! I love hearing about your handful of favorite roses and the joy they give you. With the story of your little robins it sounds like you’re not the only one who is enjoying them! 🙂
I came here to read a very old post on New Dawn rose. Mine has been growing across a stone wall in New England and is glorious this year! I am mostly leaving it alone as you suggested. It is growing with a purple clematis very happily. And our Reine de Violette rose is outstanding as well on a fence row
Hello Kathryn! I’m not sure how I missed your comment…but here I am re-reading this post and saw it and it brought such a smile to my face. I can just picture that lovely stone wall with the New Dawn rose and purple clematis and it sounds so romantic. Happy gardening to you!