Monthly Archives: June 2008

The Lily Patch

Posted on June 21, 2008 by ToyTrains1

As it does every year as the roses start to fade from their first flush, the lily patch has erupted into colorful bloom.  The daylily Double Cutie was first and now the daylily Leebea Orange Crush (shown below) has, as … Continue reading →

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And Then There Were None …

Posted on June 15, 2008 by ToyTrains1

… none left to bloom, that is! As expected, Garden Party has bloomed, becoming the last of my roses to do so, even though it's been living in the shade of Louise Odier.  It's nice to have a year where … Continue reading →

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More Roses

Posted on June 8, 2008 by ToyTrains1

Today is a carbon copy of yesterday, hazy, hot, and humid, though perhaps a little hotter and more humid.  I went out briefly to check on the garden and things aren't yet wilting in the heat, which is a little … Continue reading →

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And Then There Was One

Posted on June 7, 2008 by ToyTrains1

As expected, Tropicana has bloomed, leaving poor Garden Party as the only rose yet to flower.  Comparing this year with last, even though Tropicana is next to last to bloom, it was still a good two weeks sooner than last … Continue reading →

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Two To Go

Posted on June 5, 2008 by ToyTrains1

I'm convinced that the roses can hear me!  Just four short days ago, I was complaining that eight of them hadn't yet bloomed.  Today, Falstaff joined the bloom parade, leaving just Tropicana and Garden Party yet to bloom.  And Tropicana … Continue reading →

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A New Rose

Posted on June 4, 2008 by ToyTrains1

Though I had no intention of adding any more roses this year, I have one remaining large planter on the deck (the two smaller ones had deteriorated and cracked and earlier this spring I disposed of both of them).  The … Continue reading →

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One More

Posted on June 3, 2008 by ToyTrains1

Sweet Juliet joined the bloom parade today.  Despite myself, while documenting her first few blooms, I managed to shoot a total of twenty photos of gorgeous roses that I've now posted to the web site.

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They Heard Me!

Posted on June 2, 2008 by ToyTrains1

Either the roses heard me grumbling yesterday about eight of them not having bloomed yet or they have access to this garden journal!  Today I was quite surprised to find that four of the eight have bloomed overnight!  Lagerfeld, Moon … Continue reading →

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Happy June!

Posted on June 1, 2008 by ToyTrains1

And it is indeed a happy June.  Today brought us the first opened blossom ever on Madame Isaac Pereire, an Old Garden Rose that I planted last year but which did not bloom until now.  The flowers are very large … Continue reading →

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