Then and Now
Well, we have entered into August-type weather already here.....upper 90's every day and NO rain for the lower part of the state. My blooms are all fryin' and dryin' (and so is everything else) so I thought I would post a "then and now" series of photos of my yard from early spring until early June (before the heat wave started).
Mexican Plum, blooming - late Feb/early March. Pink phlox blooming also.
Mexican Plum - early June. Memorial Day roses waving above shrubbery to the far left, Knockout in the shade and there is a new bed of Hermosa and Baby Faurax (everything is still small). Also, that is NOT one fat little dog walking; that is actually TWO little dogs walking exactly side by side to just look like one little fattie.......
Mexican Plum blooming, early Feb./early March (other side.) Carefree Beauty in front of the column.
Same view, early June. Carefree Beauty beginning her second flush of blooms.
Partial shot of front beds - early March. Honey Perfume blooming in the background.
Same shot (mostly!) early June. The salvia has gotten very large. You can see the Memorial Day roses blooming past the Honey Perfume (smidgen of yellow!)
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Partial backyard shot, early March. Old Blush blooming with a scraggly Hansa to the right of it.
Early June....it's hard to tell what's in there! Europeana in front of fountain.
Another angle (included in there are Julia Child, FJ Lindeheimer and Lyda Rose) and a potted Penelope.
Here are some general rose shots, including many of my babies!
BABY FAURAX
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DISTANT THUNDER (I have high hopes for this one and it's cousin Distant Drums)
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An oldie, but goodie, Europeana. This one does very well for me.
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HEAVEN ON EARTH (my latest favorite!)
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HERMOSA (love the cute little flowers and this one does not need spraying)
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MAGENTA (the color is divine!)
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SOUVENIR DE LA MALMAISON AND MAGENTA
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MEMORIAL DAY (can you say "thrip magnet?") so no closeups of this one!
OLD PORT (a baby)
PAUL NEYRON in a pot - beautiful large blooms and heavenly scent but I just wish the blooms weren't produced at the end of long, waving stalks. I guess some strategic pruning is in order.
RIPPLES (like Blueberry Hill but not quite as good, IMHO)
So the last shot is not of a rose but a zinnia that I absolutely love. It's a new variety from Burpee called White Wedding. I grew them from seed and they are low growing and produce huge white flowers.
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Thanks for looking (is anyone still looking?! Sorry for the length!)
Lynn
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