Roses, Roses, and one More Garden Rose!

                              A New Garden Rose (or two)

 

 

Spring is almost here, which means that winter is almost over! Each year I receive at least a dozen or so catalogs from various flower and rose nurseries, offering rose bushes for sale. They always have a new garden rose to entice me!

 Even if I don’t order anything from them, I still like to keep all the catalogs I receive, especially the rose catalogs. I find them very useful for references.

 Heck, I have rose catalogs with plants for sale that are over 10 years old! I know this is the age of cyberspace, but I still like my mailed version in my hand!  I’ve been pouring over them, trying to decide... when I buy the rose plants, which ones I will order.

 Of course I could simply re-order the ones those nasty wild turkeys destroyed last year! I had ordered 4 new roses (own-root) variety’s (my favorite), so they were pretty small. That’s the way I like to plant them! Anyway, I received them, all was well, I planted them, and didn’t get out to the garden for at least a week, it was early Spring, and it had rained a couple times, so I figured, the plants didn’t need me.

Boy was I wrong! That flock of wild turkeys must have had a good ole time digging around in the bed with three of those new baby roses, because when I finally got to checking on them, they were uprooted, and all dried out! Well 2 anyway, one was completely gone. And so were the Turkeys....

Well, at least one rose survived... It was planted elsewhere in the garden... “Purple Splash” a purple and white striped climber, with a golden eye.

 

                      

It's a nice addition to my garden. Don't you think? Read more about the beautiful Purple Splash Climbing Rose.

This beauty is hard to zone 4, so I expect it to do well in my zone 5 garden.

 

This year, I’ll have to construct some type of fence, maybe out of chicken wire, or something, to protect the new roses! A friend uses garden netting stretched over poles.
 

This is the time of year that you will find many rose plants on sale; it is the perfect time to buy rose plants from the mail order companies. Don’t wait too long to decide, or you may find your choices out of stock. This is especially true if it is a new or popular variety.

My Favorite Rose Nurseries

 One of my favorites is of course David Austin. I love the English roses!  The catalog is beautiful! They call it a “Handbook” which of course it is, it’s full of information!

Michigan Bulb is another favorite. (They have some of the own-root ones that I love) I also love the price!

Heirloom Roses, another favorite, also gets my vote. I have only good things to say about them. The own-root garden roses I order from them have all done spectacular! The plants look small when you get them, but give them a year, and wow!

Check out theseRose-Nurseries  for more rose plants on sale.

There never seems to be enough time to spend in the garden. I always end each season with a list of un-finished tasks. This year, I plan on trying to put fewer tasks on the list, so I can get everything done!

 

           

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Till next time,
Decide on your new roses!
Carol (The Rose Lady)

 

 

 

The Garden in Winter

Welcome fellow gardeners! I hope you like my new template!

It has been a long winter, with way to much snow! Actually the snow is good for our gardens,it covers the plants and acts like a blanket for the roses and perennials in the garden. The problem is when the snow keeps melting, and the weather keeps going from very cold to very warm. This will cause the plants to heave from the ground, sometimes killing them. This has been such a year...

The wet sticky snow is so beautiful when it covers all the trees and bushes. I wanted to share some of the photos I took before I rushed off to work.

 

By afternoon this was all melted off the trees, but there was still plenty of snow left on the ground.

It's amazing how much beauty there is in the garden, even in the dead of winter.

 

My snowy garden bridge reminds me that this year I plan on making a dry stream bed beneath it! I've gotten some really good ideas from Pinterest, that I'd like to try and copy. Do you Pinterst? It's really fun, especially in the winter, when there is nothing you can do outdoors. But let me caution you, it can be very addictive! The time sure goes by fast! Check out my boards... and follow me!

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More Winter Garden Pictures!

My large, old (very, very, old) Cherry tree is still standing. I thought for sure this would be the last winter. I guess it's sturdier than I give it credit. I am dreading having to have it chopped down. But it is loosing lots of branches. My plan, when the time comes to cut it down, is to plant a weeping cherry tree in it's spot.

 

 

My side fenced in garden.This makes me think of more painting that needs to be done on it! Winter came, and it got to cold for painting! Another Spring job to do. It seems work in and around the garden is never done!

 

 

This flowering crab apple tree, holds the promise of spring! I can't wait for it to burst open with lovely pink blooms!

 

 

 

This is what I wait for.........

 

Learn more about the beautiful flowering Crab Tree.

 

My little garden angel bird bath sits in the snow, waiting just like I am....

for sunnier days, and colorful blooms surrounding it.

Because in a few short months, the garden phlox will circle it's base with plenty of bright flowers, and the garden birds will return to drink from it's dish.

 

And with Spring, comes Summer...... which brings.........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Roses!

 

 

 

 

 

 Keep thinking SPRING!

                                                                  Till next time,
                                                            Carol (The Rose Lady)

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