This time around, I chose something a little closer to home and to my heart. My rose garden….well, some of it….I have 32 roses in my one-acre yard and I may be forced to add to my collection if I can find the time. These pics are the first year’s blooms, after that, I was hooked. I just gave them a nice pruning last week and will feed them alfalfa pellets right before the next rain. I suppose in some small way, there is an international connection to this week’s photo because my dream is to have an English Cottage garden.
It’s nice to know that I will have this to look forward to after the cold chills of winter subside. I can just imagine sitting on my front porch, drinking sweet tea and inhaling the sweet bouquet emanating from the rose garden. The morning dew will be just evaporating and the sun will still be kind. But don’t worry. I’ve placed another rocking chair right next to me. Have a seat!
Cathy Sweeney says
January 27, 2011 at 11:57 amGorgeous photos, Renee! They remind me of the roses that my parents had in their garden for so many years. Nice.
Renee says
January 27, 2011 at 1:24 pmThanks, Cathy….I place gardening right behind traveling when it comes to things I love to do!
Kelly says
January 27, 2011 at 1:38 pmBeautiful! Makes me wish I had a green thumb!
Renee says
January 27, 2011 at 1:43 pmThanks, Kelly! And congrats on your new venture, The Go Girl Guides! Everyone check it out!
Michael Figueiredo says
January 27, 2011 at 1:59 pmVery pretty, Renee! It already feels like springtime! 🙂
Renee says
January 27, 2011 at 2:10 pmThanks, Michael…..I can’t wait!
Christopher says
January 27, 2011 at 4:10 pmI’m an avid flower photographer, so I love these. 🙂
adventureswithben says
January 27, 2011 at 7:20 pmI read in a book that the best photos of flowers are not from above, but from the sides. The reason being – we normally see flowers from above, so a side view offers a perspective we don’t see often. I tried it once and have been doing it ever since. Give it a shot and let me know what you think.
Renee says
January 27, 2011 at 7:51 pmThanks for that tip, Ben. I will definitely try that…seems like it would be nice to see the roses from that perspective.
Migrationology says
January 27, 2011 at 8:37 pmI can already imagine the cup of tea to go with the lovely view!
Renee says
January 27, 2011 at 10:10 pmAwww….thanks….I’m lucky to live on a quiet street too….nice and peaceful to go with the view.
John in France says
January 27, 2011 at 9:58 pmLovely. I am having summer here and we are just getting our second lot of buds on our rose bushes – beautiful!
Renee says
January 27, 2011 at 10:08 pmNow, that’s just not fair! lol Is lavender growing in France this time of year too? Another one of my favorites.
inka says
January 28, 2011 at 2:38 amI love, love love roses! I envy you for having a garden and obvioulsy also a talent for growing the Queen of flowers.
Renee says
January 28, 2011 at 5:34 amThanks, Inka! I’d wanted to grow them for awhile, but was afraid to do so. After doing a little research on gardenweb.com’s Roses forum and hearing over and over again that there was nothing to fear I gave it a shot five years ago. The main thing is to treat it during the winter to help avoid blackspot, pruning them correctly so that it can ‘breathe’ in the center and establishing a feeding/watering system. I think that I am hooked on climbers now. It wasn’t always that way. I’d planted a few and started to give up when they did not bloom. I didn’t know that it took three seasons before you would see blooms (at least in my neck of the woods). It’s a learning process, I’m not a rosarian by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s certainly rewarding.
robin says
January 28, 2011 at 4:19 amquite the accomplished gardener if they are all in your garden!
Renee says
January 28, 2011 at 5:35 amYep, they are and lots more too! Thanks, Robin!
Christy says
January 28, 2011 at 12:14 pmI’ll come join you! :)It looks like you really enjoy gardening, Renee. Your roses look very well taken care of.
Laurel says
January 28, 2011 at 3:02 pmI can’t believe they’re all in your garden. It appears that you’re a woman of many talents 🙂
Renee says
January 28, 2011 at 3:42 pmThanks, Laurel. I actually blog about my garden, but I rarely post there these days: http://garden.aviewtoathrill.net.