Another week has flown by, this time a lot cooler and a lot of rain which was much needed. Photographing plants was a question of rushing out in between all the showers. In the past couple of weeks I have shown you some of my David Austin roses, this week I will show some others that I have chosen for various reasons.
Rose Buff Beauty which I grew from a cutting from one in the back garden. The original one was already here when we moved in 35 yrs ago.
The red rose of Lancashire, or Rosa gallica officinalis, more pink to me, but had to have it when I moved here , to remind me of home. Looking a bit bedraggled here with all the rain.
The flowers are semi double so the bees can enjoy them and it has a faint perfume.
The Dunwich Rose which I bought after a holiday in Dunwich, in East Anglia many years ago when the children were little. Most of the village of Dunwich has been claimed by the sea, but this rose is a reminder of a very happy holiday there.
Another semi double flower that the bees can enjoy as well as me!
Rosa glauca in the back garden, much prefer its former name of rubrifolia, as I bought it really for the beautifully coloured leaves. Another one for the bees and it forms lovely hips in the autumn.
Rosa Ballerina, I bought this one just because I liked it! Forms a rather lovely smallish shrub.
I will finish off with my orchid which is nearly fully open.
Almost fully open now, the rest of the meadow is a bit battered by the wind and rain but the orchids are still standing proud, in spite of everything.
More roses for next week, this time the huge climbers up my ancient trees and a well behaved rambler! Trying to keep up with the deadheading is a job in itself, but at least nature is doing my watering for me!
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A beautiful selection of roses. Well done those orchids!
The orchids are wonderful! What an amazing plant to have in the meadow.
I also really like your rose collection. Some very dainty and beautiful ones, especially those last two.
Sorry Kathrin, only just found your comment! The orchid just suddenly appeared one year when we altered the cutting of the lawn and left it uncut for longer than usual. So glad you like the roses, there are so many different varieties to enjoy.
So much for replacing roses after 10 years as I once read somewhere! I added Ballerina this year as it seemed to be just the right sort of size for the place I wanted it for and it has just started flowering – I know it does well for you and I am hoping for te same here!
Buff Beauty was a favorite of my mothers. She had more roses than I could count and she knew all their names. I wish I could have taken some from the house when she passed away, but I had no place to grow roses then and even know it can be a challenge with the Japanese beetles. I feel I have them mostly under control now, but the season is nearly upon me…
I think we are lucky Elizabeth that we don’t have Japanese beetles here. Maybe one day you will be able to buy a Buff Beauty rose to remember your mother by, she sounds as though she was a very keen gardener.