Your roses are gorgeous----thanks so much for this special treat---

I LOVE the raindrops ----they add a nice touch---

Great photography

Florence

I think Florence has said it all for me too. Simply lovely. Jasmina looks quite beautiful although it's a much lighter pink than on the pictures I've seen. Still, it's so gratifying to see you grow this rose so well when it would do nothing for me.

It was so nice to see you posting pictures again.

Ingrid

Loved all your blooms, but mostly Mary Rose, loved the colour and form.
Inga

Thanks everyone for your nice comments!

Florence, I love rain drops on roses, too, not only for the look, but because it undeniably means it actually has rained in Southern California ;-)!

Ingrid, all the blooms of 'Jasmina' have been more on the pale pink site for me. Maybe it is the intense SoCa sun that does it?
I have set the intention to post photos more regular, again. Hope I can follow through. After all it is so nice to share your roses or at least the pics of them with people, who love them as much as you do and who "understand" :-)!

Inga, looks like we are on the same page with 'Mary Rose' :-). I assume, that you are in Ontario, Canada and I am wondering if this rose would be hardy enough for you so that you could grow it. If this is the case I think it is well worth it. Mine is own root and is a vigorous grower so far, but of course I am in a completely different climate zone.

Christina

Christina,
All of your roses are so, so pretty. I showed my 6 year old boy your roses and he thinks we should get one of each. I agree. Thank you for the pictures.
Kitty

Beautiful pictures, Christina. I love Jasmina especially!

Masha

Kitty, I really felt toughed by the imagination that you and your boy are looking at my roses together. Totally worth posting these photos :-)!

Thanks Masha! I do feel that in the right climate Jasmina could be a winner.

Christina

I love the look of Mr. Lincoln with the rain drops!! Every drop is demarcated so perfectly. Really interesting photo!!

I love your Pretty Jessica. I would buy it in a heartbeat if I could find it here.

Lovely!

Carol

Wow! Very nice pics!

Lovely treasures, Christina!! Thanks! :O)

Debbie

Your pink no id is lovely. Wonderful pictures.

Carol, I also find that somehow the rain drops on Mr. Lincoln turned out very nice on this photo. Pretty Jessica is a really good rose for me and I have read that it is relatively cold hardy. Hope you can find it somewhere and give it a try. It is truly one of my favorite roses in my garden.

Jim, I am glad that you like my photos!

Debbie, thanks for your encouraging comment!

Thanks, iris gal! My pink unidentified rose is really a mystery rose. She has the capability to produce flowers in a remarkable color range from cool dark pink, to the light pink that I posted and the last flower was almost white, with a light pink rim at the edge of the petals. Go figure! Maybe this habit will help identify her. I have to post pictures on the regular rose forum, maybe someone has an idea...

Christina

Christina,
You are very sweet. I'm hoping my love of roses will pass on to my children. I'm afraid though that sometimes they get sick of hearing about them.
Kitty

Carol,
I'll tell you where I'm thinking of getting my Pretty Jessica if, you tell me how you winter your potted roses. I guess I'd tell you anyway. They have her at Pickering. Please don't buy them all because I haven't ordered mine yet.
Kitty

Beautiful pix.

Hi Kitty,

No, I haven't done any on-line ordering yet, and I probably won't ever. I just love going to nurseries and picking them out myself. Buth thank you!!!!

I don't know if I'm the best to tell you about overwintering roses, since most of mine died last year (lst overwintering). But I think I know what I did wrong.

1. Put the roses in the garage once the leaves have died.
2. Cut them back to 3 or 4 main canes.
3. Water really well
4. Place on sytrafoam sheets
5. Garage must not get below -7C. (I have an overheat heater)
6. Garage must cont get consistently above 10C.
7. Water about once a month.

Hope that helps.

Carol

Beautiful rose blooms, and I love the geranium. I grow some of the cranesbill geraniums in my garden, as well, and really like them.

Absolutely lovely, so gorgeous Christina. Love the petal formations on every single one!

Kitty, I think there is a very good chance that your love of roses will rub off on your children! There are so many stories out there of adult gardeners remembering fondly spending time with their parents in the garden as a child, watch their parents gardening, and helping them.

Carol and Kitty, it is amazing to me through what kind of struggle you have to go to get your roses over the winter. Gardening seems to be so easy here in Southern California in comparison to what you have to work with.
I am curious did both of you get Pretty Jessica? It is such a lovely rose in my opinion.

Thanks, Paul!

Krista, thank you! I just have discovered hardy geraniums for my garden lately and still have to try out how they are doing here in the long run. They are so pretty. I really have high hopes that they will do well here, too.

Serena, good to see you posting again. You are right, rose petal formations are quite fascinating. They can be so different from rose to rose variety, which keeps rose growing interesting, but they are almost always perfect in roses!

Christina

I finally am getting Pretty Jessica from Pickering. Really looking forward to it!!!
Carol