What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
I have to agree. Especially since my two favorite catalogs in the world arrived today!
Jackson and Perkins Roses and David Austin English Roses! Yayness! And I bet you thought it would be catalogs that are all about horse tack. I love those also, but my rose catalogs? Have the ability to set me dreaming. I LOVE roses! I love gardening!
In April, I will be moving to the new house and with that house is an already set up garden area. I have plans to expand that greatly over the years and a must have for me is always plenty of roses for cutting and sharing. In my most humble opinion, one can never, EVER have too many roses!
So I am dreaming and scheming and hoping........................and trying to decide which to order first. Not an easy decision, except for the fact that I am not made of money and so I can only add a few each season! But I thought I would let you in on some of my favorites..............
From Jackson and Perkins I have
Summer Nights
Double Delight
(This rose has the most amazing fragrance!)
April in Paris
Bella'roma
(This is touted to have a lovely fragrance!)
And one of my all time favorites, a hedge rose that is such a prolific bloomer that it shows its flowers from spring until the killing frosts.....
Simplicity Hedge Rose
Loveliest is the fact that now Simplicity comes not in just the stunning pink, but lavender, yellow and also red. I am not much for red roses, but I plan on getting a hedge going around the morning patio in pink and lavender! These roses are perfect for drying for crafts as well!
From David Austin English Roses, the choices get harder. I LOVE all roses, but ENGLISH roses are invariably my favorites. I love the lushness of them and the colors are phenomenal! So from the ivories and whites, I chose...........................
Windermere
Glamis Castle
Crocus Rose
From the pinks.........................
A Shopshire Lad
Harlow Carr
Heritage
The Generous Gardener
From the Apricots and Oranges.............................................
Crown Princess Margareta
Grace
Lady of Shallot
The Lark Ascending
And from the Yellows...............................................
Teasing Georgia
Graham Thomas
Golden Celebration
Did you know that in the Victorian times, when they made Tussie-Mussies and sent them out to their loves, a YELLOW flower was not a good thing? Yellow actually symbolized INFIDELITY! Yar. I would not want a yellow flower in my bouquet, thank you very much!
I know I cannot purchase all of these at once, and there are certainly HUNDREDS more I want too, but the first roses will be selected from this group. I can hardly wait! I have missed having a garden while living in Colorado. The growing season was different from what I grew up with and I could never get it just right.....................too early.......................too late. I like Arizona gardening where if you are willing to water it? ANYTHING GROWS!
So happy gardening, my friend. Or at least happy DREAMING of gardening!
Oooo, they are all very pretty! I love roses too, but have never tried to grow them.
ReplyDeleteLots of people say roses take a lot of work, but as a dyed in the wool gardener, I don't consider ANY time or ANY thing I do in the garden to be work! However, what work you do put into roses? You get back 10 fold! As I dry so many roses for all of the crafts I do, it is critical for me to have roses. My favorite rose of all time is called an Angel Face. It is a lovely lavender color and I have yet to have a rose that smells as wonderful as this one. Roses are my happy flower! You should try them, they are well worth your time!
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