I'm "borrowing" an idea AND I'm cheating for this Six on Saturday. The borrowed idea is to focus on one type of plant/bloom, in this case Roses. I'm cheating because I'm including one that isn't quite blooming yet (on the arbor in the first photo above), but I'm including a bloom from last year:
1. This is Climbing Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera), and for some reason it's simply taking a little longer to bloom this year than last year. But it's a beauty when it happens.
All the others here are blooming or have just finished blooming:
2. Here's an unknown cultivar that was here when we moved to this property more than 20 years ago, and it wasn't marked. It's a short little buddy, but it has a beautiful color and shape.
3. Next is Rosa X Oso Easy Double Pink. It's perhaps the hardiest and longest-blooming Rose in my garden. I started out with two shrubs of different sizes, and over the years the smaller one has caught up with the larger one.
4. Rosa X 'At Last' is such a lovely color, and the scent is amazing. It doesn't bloom as long as some of the others, but it's a beautiful flower, and sometimes a repeat bloomer.
5. Another unmarked Rose that greeted us when we moved in all those years ago, this one above is ruffly, hardy, and a deep Fuchsia color.
6. Finally, here's the Rose my paternal great-grandfather created, we think by crossing a tea Rose with a wild Rose. The story of its beginning goes back to a farm in Minnesota (northern U.S.) in the early 20th Century. Our family nicknames for it are 'Sweet Mary' and 'Grandpa Buffham Rose.'
I have a couple more Rose varieties in the garden, but they will have to wait for another post. Thanks to Jim at Garden Ruminations for hosting Six on Saturday!
"At Last" is gorgeous but what a lovely story behind the last rose. I love the fact that the rose is also planted at the living museum, which is a perfect place for it to be.
ReplyDeleteHi Helen: Yes, it's wonderful to have 'Sweet Mary' still in the family in our various gardens. Now I hope we can get the next generations interested. ;-)
DeleteLovely roses - no issues with Japanese beetles, looks like, though they seem to be behind along with everything else. How about bees? I have virtually none this year, though I see plenty on campus and in other places.
ReplyDeleteHi Elizabeth: I haven't had issues with Japanese beetles in the part of the garden where most of my Roses are planted (partial shade). The beetles are more of an issue in my small patch of bright, full sun. The bees have been busy in various parts of the garden. In particular, I've noticed them on the Poke Milkweed in the shade.
DeleteI so wish I had a range of roses like yours, Beth! I especially admire 'At Last'. And how lovely to have a "family" rose :)
ReplyDeleteHi Kris: Yes, it's very special to have 'Sweet Mary' in the family and at Old World Wisconsin. Roses, in general, are such a joy. ♡
DeleteThis dark pink curly rose bush is very original! Very nice choice this week
ReplyDeleteThanks, Fred. The Roses are such a joy, making this one of my favorite times in the garden. Some re-bloom, which is nice, too.
DeleteLove all your roses, especially the double pink and the fluffy one! How wonderful to still have your family rose, hope it continues for a long time with the next generation.
ReplyDeleteThey all brighten the days, for sure. It is wonderful that several of us still have the family Rose...yes, I hope it will continue with the next generation.
Delete#5 is a Grootendorst rose... nothing else is fringed like that and the rugose leaves fit too. Yours could be the original F. J. (Red) Grootendorst but it's dark enough, it may be 'Grootendorst Supreme' (there was one original red and there are several sports of white, pink, and darker red): See https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.3126&tab=1 or https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.2687&tab=1
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's hard to tell from the photos exactly which one it is, but the fringing makes sense. I appreciate the tip!
DeleteThey are all so pretty. And what an invited path you've created with that arbor :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Cassi: I'm glad I'm able to have Roses in my partial shady garden. I guess it's fortunate that most of the trees are Oaks, so the Roses have a chance to form buds before the trees fully leaf out. The Fishman created the arbor--such a talented guy. ;-)
DeleteThese are all so beautiful, Beth. That Rosa X is a stunning color, too bad it doesn't bloom as much as others, but all the more reason to appreciated it, I'm sure. I like that you captured the filament off of the bud! Tina
ReplyDeleteHi Tina: Yes, 'At Last' is such a unique color, and the blooms have a beautiful form. The filament is from the Cottonwood trees. It coats everything for a couple of weeks.
DeleteGrandpa Buffham seemed to know what he was doing. I love the color of the rose.
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Hi Jeannie: Yes, he apparently did. I love the fact that he named the Rose after his wife...and the fact that we all name it after him. :)
DeleteI love all your roses Beth. Most of mine are over now which is always a sad time in the garden. Some of them will come back with another flush but nothing like the first early days of June. Wonderful to have your own family rose.
ReplyDeleteSorry Beth, I just wrote a comment about your lovely roses and forgot to put my name.
ReplyDeleteHi Chloris: No problem; thanks for letting me know. I agree re: the first flush of Roses being the most exciting. I'm now past mine, too, although the R. setigera is now in full bloom and it's wonderful.
DeleteHow sweet to have your own family rose. They are all pretty in their own right.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a joy, and a lovely thing to share with the siblings and the cousins and the living history park. I agree: All Roses have their own special beauty.
DeleteHi Beth, our roses are doing so well this season. I just love walking by our climber, all I hear are buzzing of bees.
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Carla
Hi Carla: Yay! Your Roses were lovely on your blog, too. Enjoy!
DeleteYour roses are amazing. I love the peachy coloured one. I don't have roses so I will enjoy yours. BTW it is not cheating you are being creative :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words. :) I love all the Roses; I only wish they would last a bit longer.
DeleteHow cool that your kin created an heirloom rose! I admire old roses, esp. their scent. I have a damask that is very sweet, and used to have a moss rose that I lost and have been kicking myself ever since! Eliza
ReplyDeleteOh, I know what you mean when a special plant is gone. I've had many of those over the years, too. Yes, the scent of the old-fashioned Roses is so sweet! The Grandpa Buffham Roses don't bloom very long, but they smell so sweet, they're lovely, and they have special meaning for us. ♡︎
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