The photo of Reine des Violettes took my breath away. Absolutely beautiful Seil.

Quietness and Sisters at Heart are so delicate :) love them both!

Tammy

Here's a few of mine...ok 20 of mine :) ...

Yellow Typhoon
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Wedding Cake (now gone...thanks to my dogs)
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The Painter
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St. Patrick
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Social Climber
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Rainbow Sorbet
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Pumpkin Patch
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Over the Moon
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Ilse Khron Superior
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fat bud on The Huntington Rose
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Hot Cocoa
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Fire n Ice (now gone)
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Deja Bleu
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Charles Darwin
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Caramella Fairytale
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Ballet

Antique Artistry

CL America

Abe Darby

Thank you, to the person who started the Bud posts.
All and every one of them, are adorable.

Love them all! There is something so sweet with a rose bud.I will try and take a collection of pics this year cause I really enjoyed this post. Lesley

Great pics! Enjoyed them! Can't wait until it warms up here.

thanks everyone!

Lots more beauties too!

Tammy, The Painter is gorgeous! What happened to your Fire n Ice? I have to say that mine isn't doing very well. Did yours die?

Yes, more beauties. Thanks, Seil.

But how are we supposed to get through March? Its still a long time til my roses actually bloom--although I will be planting some bareroots by the end of March.

Actually with the warmer winters we have been having the past few years, I'm not sure when I should be planting bare roots anymore.

Kate

Thanks, Kate! I say stick with the old forsythia blooming thing. I know it's an old wives tale but some of those were started for a good reason. I still firmly believe that it's a good indication of when the soil is warm enough to start planting. For me traditionally that would be some time in April. But like you said things are changing and my forsythia bloomed the end of March last year. That's when I did my pruning and planting and it worked out fine.

Wow! So beautiful! I especially love rainbows end. The colors are really nice.

Thanks Seil, love to view your pictures.
Great job.

Sorry Tammy, I just realized some of the pictures were yours to.
Great job.

Seil, my Fire and Ice was new last year. It did really well up until maybe late August, then just slowly died off. It was budded into Dr Huey and that doesnt do well here without major soil ammending (something im not very diligent at doing properly...ive been spoiled by multiflora which loves my acidic clay). I may try it again because I really like the colors.

Btw...have you SP'd your Snowfire? I finally pulled mine last Fall..woohoo!

Tammy