Day 1 – National Rose Month
June is National Rose Month! Show Your Roses! 'Benjamin Britten' David Austin English Rose ‘Benjamin Britten’ – David Austin English Rose In honor of National Rose Month, I want to encourage all...
View ArticleFertilizer Friday – Meet The Austins
It has been a very hot and humid week here in Alabama. Temps in the upper 90’s and heat indexes in the 100’s! Mercifully, we have had several days of afternoon showers and a real good steady rain last...
View ArticleBlooming Monday – What’s Blooming This Week In My Alabama Garden
I hope everyone enjoyed a glorious Easter Day. We could not have had more perfect weather here in Alabama. Bright sunny skies and temps in the 70’s. Our English and Old Garden Roses are really...
View ArticleCelebrating The Joy That Roses Bring – Weekend Smiles
Me with my daughter and “Golden Celebration’ & ‘Benjamin Britten’ Cissy & Jake enjoy blooms of ‘Golden Celebration’ & ‘Benjamin Britten’ Micheal Nolan “The Garden Rock Star” & I at the...
View ArticleWhat’s Blooming This Week In My Alabama Garden
Even with the frenzy of the Rose Show last week, I still had time to snap a few photos in the garden. The first flush of bloom on our roses is ending and deadheading has already begun. In fact, the...
View ArticleIf You Love David Austin Roses…..
Since my rose garden began, I have had English Roses. The wonderful work of David Austin of Shropshire, England has won the hearts of many a gardener whose desire it is to have beautiful blooms and...
View ArticleWinter Rose Care – Cut Back Tall Canes
This year, winter winds are blowing at a gale force in Alabama and the polar vortex of 2014 is taking its toll on my garden. All this cold has me thinking about winter rose care. It is important to...
View ArticleNew Growth, Buds & A Bloom
‘Climbing Pinkie’ is full of hundreds of tiny buds… Can’t wait for the bloom show If you remember from a previous post, I cut these shrubs of ‘Benjamin Britten’ to prevent wind rock back in the...
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