15-JUN-2018
Rose petals
A close up of the petals of the rose called Safrano. Quite a large shrub
rose that flowers through our winter each year. One of the first roses that
resulted from hand pollination, an innovative process at that time.
The new leaves are so pretty being a burgundy that contrasts beautifully
with this pale peach/apricot colour.
Bred in France in 1839
15-JUN-2018
Scots rose "Altaica"
A little rose growing on its own roots, one I picked up many years ago from
a Rosarian who lives in the Clare Valley wine growing area. So far my
little shrub has grown and filled out, and I took some root cuttings and gave
them to my rose growing friend. A pretty but very thorny shrub that normally
only flowers in spring followed by tiny black hips. This year in winter I
discovered these blooms and photographed them to share with you. They are
usually white in spring, but these are definitely pink, which could be from
the cold nights and mornings we are experiencing this winter. the leaves
will change colour making a very pretty sight - russet & gold in the autumn
which we seem to have bypassed!
Rosa pimpinellifolia - aka 'Burnet Rose'
15-JUN-2018
Souvenir de la Malmaison
This, the most famous and possibly the most beautiful of the Bourbon Roses,
was named for Empress Josephine's famous home in Paris. Unfortunately the blooms ball in wet weather,
a general complaint about the Old Garden Roses, and one from which
the Modern Roses are a good deal freer. Notes from my Botanica's Pocket book on Roses.
Although we've been having rain for the past week, this bloom, and a small crop
of others are about to open, as seen here in this image.
Bred in France in 1843
15-JUN-2018
Canna leaves
Not the time for my cannas to flower.. I recently moved them from a pot
that had split to a new larger ceramic pot, and they seem to be quite
happy in their new home. I was given these by my sister who prefers
to only grow Australian Native plants... I think someone had given them
to her. The flower is orange, and when it is their time to flower I
will get a few shots and add them to one of my bulb galleries.
10-JUN-2018
White Pet
Often called Little White Pet owing to the size of the bloom/shrub. It is a sport
from the loved Felicite-Perpetue, an almost thornless rose with a very similar bloom.
The fully double blooms of White Pet often have a tinge of pink; the buds are also pink.
Sometimes classified as a Dwarf Sempervirens, it makes a compact shrub with a long flowering season.
Ev also grows this rose and I hope he takes a photo of his when it blooms!
10-JUN-2018
Old Blush
This variety is the most common of the China roses that were brought to Europe from China,
initiating the great revolution in rose breeding by introducing the repeat flowering factor
into once-flowering old European roses. This particular rose is said to be the rose featured
in the old song "Last rose of summer".. it lives up to its name being the longest flowering
rose in my garden. Some of these notes come from my book Botanica's Pocket Roses.
12-JUN-2018
Four Fruits Salad
I chopped up 4 different fruits for a salad to have for lunch yesterday
Banana, persimmon, kiwi fruit & passionfruit... a lovely combination.
10-JUN-2018
Pax
Another Pemberton Shrub rose... though mine is a small tree.
A sweetly fragrant rose that flowers in trusses. It isn't one I photograph
very often as the flowers are often out of my reach & where it resides is
not easy for me to get to. The blooms tend to droop, so I put this
one on the little gazebo table as you can see here.
It won the National
Rose Society Gold Medal in 1918.
03-JUN-2018
Grevillea - or Spider Flower
The birds, bees and other insects love this plant, especially the little Honeyeaters
(birds) and this is a native that Dick planted quite a few years ago, it is now
quite a large shrub absolutely covered in these blooms right now.
03-JUN-2018
Autumn leaves in the rose garden
I went through my galleries looking for a photo of the rose, and had to go right back to 2007
for the following photo to give you some idea of what the flower is like
08-JUN-2018
Misty Morning in June
We were totally enveloped in fog this morning, it took a few hours to lift
to a grey chilly damp day - Winter has arrived! That patch of pale
gold is the asparagus waiting to be cut back to hibernate through the
next couple of months.
03-JUN-2018
Lavender Dream
A low spreading shrub rose that flowers on and off for the whole rose flowering
season... originating in the Netherlands back in 1980's. It hasn't got much
scent but is quite a valuable addition in the rose garden being quite an
easy-care garden plant.