What can I say? The spectacular rose year just keeps on going. I've posted lots of new photos of the roses in bloom over the last few weeks including Double Delight, Fisherman's Friend, Fragrant Lace, Gertrude Jekyll, Heritage, Lagerfeld, Louise Odier, Melody Parfumee, Pat Austin, Peace, Queen Elizabeth, Sweet Juliet, and Winchester Cathedral. In a bit of strangeness, the Weigela, which had been wrecked by the old landscaper last year and spent this year recovering, for some strange reason opened a number of blooms in late September though it's usually a spring-flowering shrub! Here they are.
My weigela, 'Wine and Roses,' has put random blooms on all summer! I just saw one last week. I agree – rather strange!
If you have any children or nephews or nieces, I sure hope you are exposing them to your love of roses. If information about lovely plants and flowers and the wonders of gardening are not passed along, how will these enriching activities continue and prosper?